PRISE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PRISE 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 PRISE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRISE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRISE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRISE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PRISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about PRISE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 8 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 PRISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To force something open, apart or loose using a lever or similar tool; the standard British spelling of pry in this sense.
Someone who prises a lid, a floorboard or a stuck window uses steady leverage, usually with a flat tool such as a screwdriver or crowbar, rather than pulling or twisting by hand. British English keeps prise for this physical, levering sense and reserves pry mainly for looking or inquiring too closely into someone's private affairs, a split that American English does not make, since American writers use pry for both. The word can also stretch figuratively, so a detective might prise a confession out of a reluctant witness, applying steady pressure to force out information rather than an object. Prise comes from the same French root as the noun prize, in the older sense of a lever or a hold used for gripping and levering something.
How PRISE is used
The standard British spelling for the levering sense; American English generally writes pry for the same meaning.
- He used a screwdriver to prise the lid off the tin.
- They had to prise the car door open after the crash.
- She managed to prise the old nail out of the wood.
- The reporter slowly prised the truth out of a reluctant witness.
- Workers prised up the floorboards to check the wiring underneath.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRISE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRISE
The 5 tiles of PRISE in a different order — 8 found.
Words starting with PRISE
6 longer words begin with PRISE.
Words ending in PRISE
13 words end in PRISE. Useful as a back hook: play PRISE onto a word already on the board.
Words with PRISE inside
Showing 24 of 31 words that contain PRISE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PRISE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PRISE
Showing 40 of 41. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about PRISE
- Is PRISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRISE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRISE worth?
- PRISE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRISE mean?
- To force something open, apart or loose using a lever or similar tool; the standard British spelling of pry in this sense.
- What letters can be added to PRISE?
- PRISE takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PRISE:
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