Is PRETERM valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRETERM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PRETERM worth?

PRETERM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PRETERM?

PRETERM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

PRETERM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. PRETERM 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.

p3r1e1t1e1r1m3

PlayablePRETERM · 7 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

13points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 673,719odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept PRETERM?

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: 53 / 100

53WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.57

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

6.57%

Our own measure of how useful PRETERM is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PRETERM

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

preterms12

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PRETERM scores

Scrabble p3r1e1t1e1r1m3 11

Words with Friends p4r1e1t1e1r1m4 13

Face value of the 7 tiles in PRETERM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
r	2	6
e	2	12
t	1	6
m	1	2

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 673,719.

What does PRETERM mean in Scrabble?

adjective

medical

Born or occurring after a pregnancy that was shorter than the normal full length.

Doctors call a birth preterm when it comes before about thirty-seven weeks. Preterm babies often need extra breathing support and warmth in hospital.

How PRETERM is used

Preterm is a medical term used in maternity care, research and news about newborns.

The preterm infant spent a month in intensive care.
Doctors tried to delay the preterm labour.
Preterm birth is a leading concern for hospitals.

Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRETERM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.

Words starting with PRETERM

preterms12 pretermit13 pretermits14 preterminal15 pretermitted17 pretermitter16 pretermission17 pretermitters17 pretermitting18 pretermination18 pretermissions18 preterminations19

12 longer words begin with PRETERM.

Shorter words from the letters in PRETERM

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Common questions about PRETERM

Is PRETERM valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRETERM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PRETERM worth?: PRETERM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What does PRETERM mean?: Born or occurring after a pregnancy that was shorter than the normal full length.
What letters can be added to PRETERM?: PRETERM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRETERM:

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