PRETREAT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PRETREAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRETREAT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRETREAT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRETREAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pretreatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRETREAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PRETREAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRETREAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRETREAT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To treat something with a substance or process before the main treatment.
Laundry advice tells you to pretreat stains before washing. Industry also uses the verb for water, seeds and metals prepared before the main process.
How PRETREAT is used
Pretreat is practical and appears in household and industrial instructions.
- Pretreat the collar with a little detergent.
- Engineers pretreat the water to remove sand.
- Farmers pretreat seed against fungus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRETREAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRETREAT
The 8 tiles of PRETREAT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PRETREAT
5 longer words begin with PRETREAT.
Shorter words from the letters in PRETREAT
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Common questions about PRETREAT
- Is PRETREAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRETREAT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRETREAT worth?
- PRETREAT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRETREAT mean?
- To treat something with a substance or process before the main treatment.
- What letters can be added to PRETREAT?
- PRETREAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PRETREAT:
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