PRETEST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PRETEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRETEST?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRETEST is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRETEST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pretestsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRETEST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRETEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 336,859.
What stands out about PRETEST
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PRETEST mean in Scrabble?
verb
To try out a survey, product or exam on a small sample before it is released to its real audience.
Researchers pretest a questionnaire to find confusing wording, and teachers pretest exam items to see whether they behave as intended. The pretest stage is where mistakes are cheap to fix.
How PRETEST is used
Pretest is most common in research, marketing and education, usually with a survey or test as its object.
- The team will pretest the questionnaire on twenty volunteers.
- Publishers often pretest a cover design with a small focus group.
- We had to pretest every item before the exam went live.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRETEST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRETEST
The 7 tiles of PRETEST in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PRETEST
3 longer words begin with PRETEST.
Shorter words from the letters in PRETEST
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Common questions about PRETEST
- Is PRETEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRETEST, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRETEST worth?
- PRETEST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRETEST mean?
- To try out a survey, product or exam on a small sample before it is released to its real audience.
- What letters can be added to PRETEST?
- PRETEST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRETEST:
Open PRETEST in the Word Finder