PROLOGUE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PROLOGUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROLOGUE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROLOGUE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROLOGUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROLOGUE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PROLOGUE, 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 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROLOGUE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROLOGUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An introductory section that comes before the main part of a book, play or piece of music.
A prologue often sets the scene or hints at events that happen long before the story proper begins. Some readers skip it, though in many novels it holds a clue that matters later. The opposite is an epilogue at the end.
How PROLOGUE is used
Used for books, plays and films, and figuratively for an event that leads to something bigger.
- The prologue describes a storm that happens ten years earlier.
- The actor spoke the prologue in front of the curtain.
- The treaty proved to be a prologue to a much longer conflict.
- In cycling, the prologue is a short time trial before the main race.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROLOGUE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROLOGUE
2 longer words begin with PROLOGUE.
Shorter words from the letters in PROLOGUE
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Common questions about PROLOGUE
- Is PROLOGUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROLOGUE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROLOGUE worth?
- PROLOGUE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROLOGUE mean?
- An introductory section that comes before the main part of a book, play or piece of music.
- What letters can be added to PROLOGUE?
- PROLOGUE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PROLOGUE:
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