PREWARN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PREWARN 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 PREWARN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREWARN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREWARN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prewarnsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREWARN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PREWARN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does PREWARN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To warn someone in advance about a danger or problem.
To prewarn is to give notice early enough for people to prepare, as when a hospital prewarns staff about an incoming flood of patients. It overlaps with forewarn, which is more usual.
How PREWARN is used
Prewarn is used in formal notices and safety contexts, less often than forewarn.
- Signs on the road prewarn drivers of the sharp bend.
- The manager chose to prewarn staff about the inspection.
- Weather services prewarn farmers before a frost.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREWARN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PREWARN
The 7 tiles of PREWARN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PREWARN
3 longer words begin with PREWARN.
Shorter words from the letters in PREWARN
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Common questions about PREWARN
- Is PREWARN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREWARN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREWARN worth?
- PREWARN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREWARN mean?
- To warn someone in advance about a danger or problem.
- What letters can be added to PREWARN?
- PREWARN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PREWARN:
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