Is PRETEXT valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRETEXT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PRETEXT worth?

PRETEXT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PRETEXT?

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

PRETEXT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points

Yes. PRETEXT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.

p3r1e1t1e1x8t1

PlayablePRETEXT · 7 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF

16points in Scrabble

17points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 1,347 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept PRETEXT?

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: 59 / 100

59WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.29

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

6.43%

Our own measure of how useful PRETEXT is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PRETEXT

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

pretexts17

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

How PRETEXT scores

Scrabble p3r1e1t1e1x8t1 16

Words with Friends p4r1e1t1e1x8t1 17

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

Tiles you need

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

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,347 thousand.

Words starting with PRETEXT

pretexts17 pretexted19 pretexting20 pretextings21

4 longer words begin with PRETEXT.

Shorter words from the letters in PRETEXT

Common questions about PRETEXT

Is PRETEXT valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRETEXT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PRETEXT worth?: PRETEXT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PRETEXT?: PRETEXT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

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

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