PRETAPE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PRETAPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRETAPE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRETAPE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRETAPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRETAPE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRETAPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 748,577.
What does PRETAPE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To record on tape ahead of time, before a broadcast or event.
Television producers pretape a segment so that a live show can run smoothly and mistakes can be fixed. The word dates from the age of videotape, though people still use it for digital recording.
How PRETAPE is used
Pretape is a broadcasting term found in production notes and trade news.
- The network will pretape the interview on Friday.
- They chose to pretape the musical number to avoid errors.
- Hosts often pretape a greeting for holiday shows.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRETAPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRETAPE
2 longer words begin with PRETAPE.
Shorter words from the letters in PRETAPE
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Common questions about PRETAPE
- Is PRETAPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRETAPE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRETAPE worth?
- PRETAPE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRETAPE mean?
- To record on tape ahead of time, before a broadcast or event.
- What letters can be added to PRETAPE?
- PRETAPE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRETAPE:
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