Unscramble preterit

83 words come out when you unscramble PRETERIT, starting with PRETERIT itself: 10 in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 10 points: PRETTIER. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From preterit

Counting the words from PRETERIT by length: 2 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 11 with 6, 15 with 5, 24 with 4, 21 with 3 and 9 with 2.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with preterit

The 8-letter words in PRETERIT are 2: PRETERIT itself and 1 anagram, PRETTIER. Each scores 10 points.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with preterit

PETTIER is the only one of the 7-letter words made with PRETERIT letters; it scores 9 points.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with preterit

Among 11 6-letter words from PRETERIT, the top score is 8, reached by 4. PETITE and RETIRE are the familiar ones.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with preterit

Of the 15 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PRETERIT, 9 score 7 points, the group's best. PETER, TITRE and TRIER are the ones most people know.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with preterit

24 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PRETERIT; 11 of them share the top score of 6. TREE, TRIP and PEER are everyday picks.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with preterit

Among 21 3-letter words from PRETERIT, the top score is 5, reached by 10. PET, TIP and TIE are the familiar ones.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with preterit

PE and PI are the top 2-letter words in PRETERIT, 4 points each. IT will look familiar.

Neighbor Words of PRETERIT

These 6 words have the length of PRETERIT, with one letter different:

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Meanings of the Strongest PRETERIT Answers

PRETERIT first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

PRETERIT 10 · 11
a past tense in grammar
PRETTIER 10 · 11
pleasing to the eye
PERTER 8 · 9
offensively bold or disrespectful
PETITE 8 · 9
a clothing size for short women
PETTER 8 · 9
one that pets
PETER 7 · 8
to diminish gradually
PETIT 7 · 8
of limited size or quantity
PETTI 7 · 8
the breast

Is PRETERIT Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PRETERIT, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
PRETERIT itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 83)648260

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PITTER, PETRE, PETRI, PIERT, PIET, REITER, RIPT, TIPT, PIR, PRE, RITT, TEER and 6 more, 18 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ETRIER, PERE, TETRI and TE, 4 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ITER.

Longer Words Built on PRETERIT

These 8 words take every letter of PRETERIT plus a single extra one.

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