PROPEND is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PROPEND 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 PROPEND?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROPEND is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROPEND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
propendsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROPEND scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PROPEND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does PROPEND mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To lean toward something or be inclined to favour it.
Propend is an old and bookish choice that mixes a physical sense of leaning with a mental sense of preferring. Today it is met mostly in older prose or in word lists, since tend or incline do the same job in everyday speech.
How PROPEND is used
Appears in older or formal writing, usually followed by to or toward and the thing favoured.
- The old judge would propend toward mercy when the facts were doubtful.
- Some readers propend to the first explanation they are given.
- Her sympathies seemed to propend more toward the quiet side of the debate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROPEND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROPEND
4 longer words begin with PROPEND.
Shorter words from the letters in PROPEND
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Common questions about PROPEND
- Is PROPEND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROPEND, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROPEND worth?
- PROPEND is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROPEND mean?
- To lean toward something or be inclined to favour it.
- What letters can be added to PROPEND?
- PROPEND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PROPEND:
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