PRETREATMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PRETREATMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRETREATMENT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRETREATMENT is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRETREATMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pretreatmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRETREATMENT scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PRETREATMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRETREATMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRETREATMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A preparatory process applied to a material or patient before the main treatment.
Pretreatment sets up the main procedure: water is filtered before purification, fabric is soaked before dyeing, and patients are examined before therapy. Skipping the pretreatment step can spoil the final result.
How PRETREATMENT is used
Used in industry, water engineering, farming and medicine.
- Pretreatment of the wood prevented the stain from blotching.
- The plant uses chemical pretreatment before the water reaches the filters.
- Pretreatment tests showed the patient was fit for surgery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRETREATMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRETREATMENT
1 longer words begin with PRETREATMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in PRETREATMENT
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Common questions about PRETREATMENT
- Is PRETREATMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRETREATMENT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRETREATMENT worth?
- PRETREATMENT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRETREATMENT mean?
- A preparatory process applied to a material or patient before the main treatment.
- What letters can be added to PRETREATMENT?
- PRETREATMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PRETREATMENT:
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