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Preterites

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About 3 syllables

noun · 10 letters · Rare · plural of preterite

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

What does preterites mean?

noun

  1. a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense

    Synonymspreterit

Definitions shown for preterite, the base form of preterites.

Is PRETERITES 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 PRETERITES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
p 3r 1e 1t 1e 1r 1i 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
p 4r 1e 1t 1e 1r 1i 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
p 4r 1e 1t 1e 1r 1i 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
p 3r 1e 1t 1e 1r 1i 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PRETERITES

Anagrams 1

Words that end like PRETERITES

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

All words ending in -ITES

Preterites: quick answers

Is PRETERITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PRETERITES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PRETERITES worth?
PRETERITES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does preterites mean?
preterites is the plural of preterite, which means “a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense”.
What words can you make with the letters in PRETERITES?
You can make 312 shorter words from PRETERITES, such as PIERRETTE, PRETERIST, PRETERITE, PRETERITS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PRETERITES?
PRETERITES rearranges into PIERRETTES.