PREWIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PREWIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREWIRE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREWIRE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREWIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREWIRE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PREWIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 449,146.
What does PREWIRE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To install electrical or network wiring in a building before the walls are finished or the equipment arrives.
Builders prewire a house so that cables are hidden behind the plaster instead of being added later. A prewired home is easier to upgrade with lighting, speakers or internet points.
How PREWIRE is used
Prewire is used in construction and electrical work.
- The electrician came to prewire the new house.
- It is cheaper to prewire before the walls are closed.
- They decided to prewire every room for network sockets.
- A contractor will prewire the office floor next week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREWIRE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREWIRE
2 longer words begin with PREWIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in PREWIRE
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Common questions about PREWIRE
- Is PREWIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREWIRE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREWIRE worth?
- PREWIRE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREWIRE mean?
- To install electrical or network wiring in a building before the walls are finished or the equipment arrives.
- What letters can be added to PREWIRE?
- PREWIRE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PREWIRE:
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