PROEMIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PROEMIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROEMIAL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROEMIAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROEMIAL
No single letter turns PROEMIAL into another word.
How PROEMIAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PROEMIAL, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROEMIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PROEMIAL
- All 8 letters of PROEMIAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PROEMIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Serving as an introduction; coming before the main part of a work.
Proemial is drawn from proem, an old word for a preface or opening speech. It suits a formal tone and is seldom heard in conversation. Editors may use it for the first remarks that set up a longer text.
How PROEMIAL is used
Proemial is a formal word for opening or introductory material.
- The proemial chapter explains why the book was written.
- He read a few proemial lines before the main speech.
- Her proemial remarks set the tone for the lecture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROEMIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PROEMIAL
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Common questions about PROEMIAL
- Is PROEMIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROEMIAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROEMIAL worth?
- PROEMIAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROEMIAL mean?
- Serving as an introduction; coming before the main part of a work.
- What letters can be added to PROEMIAL?
- No single letter can be added to PROEMIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PROEMIAL:
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