PRISS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PRISS 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 PRISS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRISS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRISS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prissyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PRISS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PRISS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does PRISS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A person, especially regarded as feminine, who is excessively prim, fussy or easily shocked by anything considered improper.
Calling someone a priss is rarely a compliment, since it suggests a fussiness about manners, cleanliness or propriety that others find tiresome or old-fashioned rather than admirable. The word also works as a verb, so a person can priss about a room, moving and grooming themselves with exaggerated daintiness, often written with up, as in prissing up before going out. Priss is closely tied to the far more common adjective prissy, and most speakers reach for prissy far more often than for priss itself, which stayed rarer as a separate noun and verb. The word carries an informal, slightly mocking tone throughout, and it is heard mainly in casual North American speech rather than in formal writing.
How PRISS is used
Informal North American slang, usually mildly mocking, for an excessively fussy or prim person.
- Her older brother teased her for being such a priss about getting dirty.
- He refused to priss up just to impress the neighbours.
- Nobody expected the tough coach to be such a priss about clean uniforms.
- She prissed around the kitchen, refusing to touch anything greasy.
- The other kids called him a priss for worrying about mud on his shoes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRISS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRISS
The 5 tiles of PRISS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PRISS
10 longer words begin with PRISS.
Shorter words from the letters in PRISS
Common questions about PRISS
- Is PRISS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRISS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRISS worth?
- PRISS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRISS mean?
- A person, especially regarded as feminine, who is excessively prim, fussy or easily shocked by anything considered improper.
- What letters can be added to PRISS?
- PRISS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PRISS:
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