PREY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PREY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
preysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PREY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about PREY
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PREY mean in Scrabble?
noun
An animal hunted by another for food.
Prey came from a Latin word about seizing and is unrelated to pray, despite the two sounding identical. As a verb it takes a preposition, which most verbs of hunting do not.
How PREY is used
Uncountable. As a verb, takes on.
- The prey sees the hunter long before the reverse.
- The word prey comes from a Latin one about seizing.
- Owls prey on voles and very little else.
- Prey and pray are unrelated words.
- A bird of prey hunts with its feet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PREY
The 4 tiles of PREY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PREY
6 longer words begin with PREY.
Words ending in PREY
3 words end in PREY. Useful as a back hook: play PREY onto a word already on the board.
Words with PREY inside
3 words contain PREY in the middle. Words that start with PREY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PREY
Common questions about PREY
- Is PREY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREY worth?
- PREY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREY mean?
- An animal hunted by another for food.
- What letters can be added to PREY?
- PREY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PREY:
Open PREY in the Word Finder