PROEM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PROEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROEM?
| 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 PROEM is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
proemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROEM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PROEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does PROEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A preface or introductory passage that comes before the main body of a speech, poem, or piece of writing.
A proem sets the stage for what follows, often explaining the writer's purpose or asking for the audience's attention before the real subject begins. Classical epics frequently open with a proem invoking a muse or announcing the poem's theme, a convention later writers borrowed for more ordinary prefaces. The word is largely literary today, used mostly by scholars discussing the structure of older texts rather than in everyday writing.
How PROEM is used
Proem is a literary term, mostly found in discussions of classical or older formal writing rather than modern casual prose.
- The epic opens with a short proem calling on the muse for inspiration.
- Scholars study the proem to understand how the poet framed the whole work.
- Her essay begins with a brief proem explaining why the topic matters.
- The translator kept the original proem rather than cutting it for length.
- A proem like this signals to readers what themes will follow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROEM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PROEM
The 5 tiles of PROEM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PROEM
4 longer words begin with PROEM.
Shorter words from the letters in PROEM
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Common questions about PROEM
- Is PROEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROEM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROEM worth?
- PROEM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROEM mean?
- A preface or introductory passage that comes before the main body of a speech, poem, or piece of writing.
- What letters can be added to PROEM?
- PROEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PROEM:
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