PRETORSHIP is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points

It depends on the list you play by. PRETORSHIP is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept PRETORSHIP?

Word power: 32 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PRETORSHIP is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PRETORSHIP

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

How PRETORSHIP scores

Face value of the 10 tiles in PRETORSHIP, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRETORSHIP has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about PRETORSHIP

• PRETORSHIP begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with PRETORSHIP

1 longer words begin with PRETORSHIP.

Shorter words from the letters in PRETORSHIP

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Common questions about PRETORSHIP

Is PRETORSHIP valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRETORSHIP, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PRETORSHIP worth?

PRETORSHIP is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PRETORSHIP?

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