PRIOR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PRIOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRIOR?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRIOR is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRIOR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRIOR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PRIOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 34,855.
What does PRIOR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Existing, occurring or arranged before something else in time, order or importance.
Something described as prior simply came first, whether that involves an earlier appointment that blocks a new one, a prior conviction on a criminal record, or a prior claim that outranks a later one. The word carries a slightly more formal tone than before or earlier, which is why it turns up often in legal, medical and official writing rather than in casual speech. A separate, unrelated sense survives in religious life, where a prior is the head of a priory, a monk or friar ranking just below an abbot, tracing back to the same Latin word for former or first but developing along its own path. Despite that shared origin, the everyday adjective and the monastic title are now understood as two quite distinct words in modern English.
How PRIOR is used
Common and slightly formal for anything coming before something else in time or order; the monastic noun sense is a separate, narrower usage.
- She had a prior engagement and could not attend the meeting.
- The judge asked whether the defendant had any prior convictions.
- His prior experience made him the obvious choice for the job.
- No prior notice was given before the road was closed.
- The prior of the monastery greeted the visitors at the gate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRIOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRIOR
24 longer words begin with PRIOR.
Words ending in PRIOR
1 words end in PRIOR. Useful as a back hook: play PRIOR onto a word already on the board.
Words with PRIOR inside
9 words contain PRIOR in the middle. Words that start with PRIOR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PRIOR
Common questions about PRIOR
- Is PRIOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRIOR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRIOR worth?
- PRIOR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRIOR mean?
- Existing, occurring or arranged before something else in time, order or importance.
- What letters can be added to PRIOR?
- PRIOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PRIOR:
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