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Preludes

p 3r 1e 1l 1u 1d 2e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of prelude

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does preludes mean?

noun

  1. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

    “training is a necessary preliminary to employment”

    Synonymspreliminaryoverture

  2. music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera

verb

  1. serve as a prelude or opening to

  2. play as a prelude

Definitions shown for prelude, the base form of preludes.

Is PRELUDES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PRELUDES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
p 3r 1e 1l 1u 1d 2e 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
p 4r 1e 1l 2u 2d 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
p 4r 1e 1l 1u 2d 2e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
p 3r 1e 1l 2u 2d 2e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PRELUDES

Anagrams 1

Words that end like PRELUDES

Common words that share the ending -UDES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -UDES

Preludes: quick answers

Is PRELUDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PRELUDES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PRELUDES worth?
PRELUDES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does preludes mean?
preludes is the plural and third-person singular form of prelude, which means “something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PRELUDES?
You can make 275 shorter words from PRELUDES, such as DRUPELS, PEDLERS, PERDUES, PERSUED. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PRELUDES?
PRELUDES rearranges into REPULSED.