PROLOG is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PROLOG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROLOG?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROLOG is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROLOG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prologsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROLOG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PROLOG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 295,648.
What does PROLOG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A variant spelling of prologue: an introductory part of a play, poem or book; also the name of a programming language.
Prolog is the shorter spelling of the introductory section that comes before the main story, and it is the form that turns up in word games. It is also the name of a computer language built on logical rules, designed in Europe in the early 1970s for working with natural language and reasoning. The two uses share only the spelling, and the programming meaning is the one most often capitalized.
How PROLOG is used
Spelling variant of prologue; also the name of a logic programming language.
- The prolog sets the scene before the first act.
- The prolog of the novel is only a page long.
- He wrote the rules in Prolog to test the idea.
- A short prolog explains why the story begins in winter.
- The actor spoke the prolog to a quiet theatre.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROLOG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROLOG
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with PROLOG.
Shorter words from the letters in PROLOG
Common questions about PROLOG
- Is PROLOG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROLOG, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROLOG worth?
- PROLOG is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROLOG mean?
- A variant spelling of prologue: an introductory part of a play, poem or book; also the name of a programming language.
- What letters can be added to PROLOG?
- PROLOG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PROLOG:
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