PRESUPPOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PRESUPPOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRESUPPOSE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRESUPPOSE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRESUPPOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRESUPPOSE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PRESUPPOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 3 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. PRESUPPOSE needs 1 blank tile.
What does PRESUPPOSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To take something as already true when building an argument, or to require something to exist beforehand.
An argument can presuppose a fact it never states, and a task can presuppose skills the learner must already have. The hidden assumption is what makes the word useful in debates and in logic.
How PRESUPPOSE is used
Common in academic, legal and philosophical writing, usually followed by a noun or a that-clause.
- Your question seems to presuppose that the plan has failed.
- Learning calculus will presuppose a firm grasp of algebra.
- Many laws presuppose a shared sense of fairness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRESUPPOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRESUPPOSE
2 longer words begin with PRESUPPOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in PRESUPPOSE
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Common questions about PRESUPPOSE
- Is PRESUPPOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRESUPPOSE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRESUPPOSE worth?
- PRESUPPOSE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRESUPPOSE mean?
- To take something as already true when building an argument, or to require something to exist beforehand.
- What letters can be added to PRESUPPOSE?
- PRESUPPOSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PRESUPPOSE:
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