PRIMERO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PRIMERO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRIMERO?
| 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 PRIMERO is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRIMERO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
primerosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRIMERO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRIMERO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 308,788.
What does PRIMERO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A gambling card game popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
In primero each player held four cards and bet on the hands they could make, and the game is often mentioned in Elizabethan plays and letters. It has long since vanished from tables, and its exact rules are partly lost.
How PRIMERO is used
Primero turns up in histories of card games and in notes on Shakespeare and his age.
- The courtiers played primero deep into the night.
- A hand of primero could win or lose a fortune.
- Primero was the fashion before whist took over.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRIMERO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRIMERO
1 longer words begin with PRIMERO.
Shorter words from the letters in PRIMERO
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Common questions about PRIMERO
- Is PRIMERO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRIMERO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRIMERO worth?
- PRIMERO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRIMERO mean?
- A gambling card game popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
- What letters can be added to PRIMERO?
- PRIMERO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRIMERO:
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