PRETOR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PRETOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRETOR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRETOR is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRETOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pretorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRETOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PRETOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 68,985.
What stands out about PRETOR
- The same 6 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 PRETOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An alternate spelling of praetor, a magistrate of ancient Rome who ranked below a consul and was chiefly responsible for the administration of justice.
The word pretor names the same Roman office as praetor, an elected official who oversaw courts and, in the provinces, could also command troops in a consul's absence. The spelling with a single a rather than ae reflects an older or simplified rendering of the Latin term, though both forms refer to the identical historical role. English writers occasionally used pretor in older texts before the ae spelling became standard in modern usage. The office sat in the middle of the Roman political ladder, above lower magistrates and below the consulship itself.
How PRETOR is used
Chiefly historical, used when writing about the government and law courts of ancient Rome.
- The pretor presided over the civil case in the forum.
- Rome elected a new pretor each year alongside its consuls.
- The young senator hoped to be named pretor within a decade.
- Provincial governors often held the rank of pretor.
- Historians describe the pretor as the chief judicial officer of the republic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRETOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRETOR
The 6 tiles of PRETOR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PRETOR
6 longer words begin with PRETOR.
Shorter words from the letters in PRETOR
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Common questions about PRETOR
- Is PRETOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRETOR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRETOR worth?
- PRETOR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRETOR mean?
- An alternate spelling of praetor, a magistrate of ancient Rome who ranked below a consul and was chiefly responsible for the administration of justice.
- What letters can be added to PRETOR?
- PRETOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PRETOR:
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