PREVISE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PREVISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREVISE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREVISE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREVISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREVISE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PREVISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does PREVISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To foresee something, or to warn someone beforehand.
Previse is a formal, bookish verb that you meet in older prose. It carries the sense of looking ahead, and sometimes of telling others what to expect.
How PREVISE is used
Previse is a literary word, rare in modern speech.
- No prophet could previse the scale of the flood.
- The captain tried to previse the storm from the clouds.
- Old poets claimed they could previse the fate of kings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREVISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PREVISE
The 7 tiles of PREVISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PREVISE
2 longer words begin with PREVISE.
Shorter words from the letters in PREVISE
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Common questions about PREVISE
- Is PREVISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREVISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREVISE worth?
- PREVISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREVISE mean?
- To foresee something, or to warn someone beforehand.
- What letters can be added to PREVISE?
- PREVISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PREVISE:
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