Is PREEMPTION a word?
PREEMPTION is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends, has 10 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, PREEMPTION is a valid word.
What does preemption mean?
noun: the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
PREEMPTION: word details
- Pronunciation: pree-EHMP-shuhn (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 10 letters, a long word. It is one of 35,784 10-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 20 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside preemption
Words you can make from the letters of preemption.
Solve a whole rack, not just PREEMPTION
PREEMPTION is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does PREEMPTION mean?
PREEMPTION is a noun. It means: the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject.
Is PREEMPTION a valid word?
Yes, PREEMPTION is a valid word. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.