PREVENING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. PREVENING 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PREVENING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREVENING is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREVENING
No single letter turns PREVENING into another word.
How PREVENING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PREVENING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREVENING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREVENING mean in Scrabble?
PREVENING is the -ing form (present participle) of PREVENE.
Shorter words from the letters in PREVENING
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Common questions about PREVENING
- Is PREVENING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PREVENING is not in it.
- How many points is PREVENING worth?
- PREVENING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PREVENING?
- No single letter can be added to PREVENING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PREVENING:
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