PRETASTE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PRETASTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRETASTE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRETASTE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRETASTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRETASTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PRETASTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRETASTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRETASTE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To taste or experience something in advance of the full event.
To pretaste a dish is to sample it before serving, and figuratively one can pretaste fame or victory before it arrives. The verb is uncommon and has a slightly literary flavour.
How PRETASTE is used
Pretaste is uncommon and slightly literary.
- The cook would pretaste each sauce before the guests arrived.
- Players pretaste victory when the lead grows.
- He liked to pretaste the holiday by reading guidebooks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRETASTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRETASTE
The 8 tiles of PRETASTE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PRETASTE
2 longer words begin with PRETASTE.
Shorter words from the letters in PRETASTE
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Common questions about PRETASTE
- Is PRETASTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRETASTE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRETASTE worth?
- PRETASTE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRETASTE mean?
- To taste or experience something in advance of the full event.
- What letters can be added to PRETASTE?
- PRETASTE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PRETASTE:
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