Unscramble PREEMPTED and you have 116 words, PREEMPTED itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are TEMPERED and PREEMPT, 13 points each. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
P34R1E1E1M34P34T1E1D2
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PREEMPTED by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 4 with 7, 21 with 6, 20 with 5, 38 with 4, 21 with 3 and 10 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with PREEMPTED letters: TEMPERED, for 13 points.
Of the 21 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PREEMPTED, 7 score 11 points, the group's best. REDEEM, DEEPER and TERMED are the ones most people know.
8 of 38 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PREEMPTED tie at 8 points; none scores more. TERM, MEET and TREE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PREEMPTED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PR · ending in ED · all 9-letter words
PREEMPTED first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PREEMPTED, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREEMPTED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 116) | 94 | 116 | 89 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
22 of the 116 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EMPTED, DEMPT, MEERED, MPRET, PEEPE, REMEDE, EMPT, MERED, PREM, TEMED, PETRE, TEERED and 10 more. 5 of the 116 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PERP, DEP, PERE, TREM and TE.