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preterite

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Is preterite a Scrabble word?

Yes, preterite is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 11 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of preterite?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (grammar, of a tense) Showing an action at a determined moment in the past.Examples: "The Dravidian preterite tense is ordinarily formed, like the present, by annexing the pronominal signs to the preterite verbal participle."not-comparable

noun (English)

1. (grammar) A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past.Examples: "When simple verbs redouble the preterite, the compounds drop the first syllable, as: Pello, pĕpŭli, to drive away, to beat back; Repello, rĕpŭli, and not rĕpĕpŭli, to drive back, to repel."; "Nevertheless, a small amount of variation still exists in one area of standard English verbal morphology: the preterite and past participle forms of certain irregular verbs."

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "preterite"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "preterite"?

Scrabble
11 points
P3
R1
E1
T1
E1
R1
I1
T1
E1
Words With Friends
12 points
P4
R1
E1
T1
E1
R1
I1
T1
E1

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