PRIMARY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PRIMARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRIMARY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRIMARY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRIMARY
No single letter turns PRIMARY into another word.
How PRIMARY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRIMARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,647 thousand.
What does PRIMARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A preliminary election in which a party chooses its candidate for a later main election.
In the United States each party holds a primary in many states before the general election, and the results shape who appears on the final ballot. The word also names other first-ranking things, such as a primary colour or the coil on the input side of a transformer.
How PRIMARY is used
News reports about American politics use primary for the contest that picks the nominee.
- The senator won the primary by a wide margin.
- Turnout in the primary was lower than expected.
- Voters in the state hold their primary in early spring.
- The red wire connects to the primary of the transformer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRIMARY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PRIMARY
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Common questions about PRIMARY
- Is PRIMARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRIMARY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRIMARY worth?
- PRIMARY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRIMARY mean?
- A preliminary election in which a party chooses its candidate for a later main election.
- What letters can be added to PRIMARY?
- No single letter can be added to PRIMARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRIMARY:
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