How many words start with PRE?

This page lists 1663 words starting with PRE, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words Starting With PRE

All 1663 words in our dictionary that begin with PRE, sorted by Scrabble score. Use them to open a word on the board or fill a crossword clue.

1663 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first · showing top 1200

prequalifying31 prepsychedelic29 prejudicially28 preexperiments27 prefiguratively27 prejudicialness27 prequalified27 prequalify27 presymptomatic27 presynaptically27 preachifying26 preexperiment26 prefreezing26 premaxillary26 preperformances26 prequalifies26 prescriptively26 prespecifying26 pressurizations26 presterilizing26 preceptorships25 prechecking25 predevelopments25 preemployments25 prehistorically25 prejudgments25 premanufactured25 premaxillaries25 premodification25 preoccupancy25 preperformance25 pressurization25 presterilized25 presumptively25 preceptorship24 precertifying24 prechecked24 preconquest24 predevelopment24 predicatively24 predictability24 predischarging24 preemployment24 preemptively24 preexistences24 prefabricating24 prefabrications24 prefreezes24 preinterviewing24 prejudgment24 prejudicing24 premanufactures24 premodifying24 preoccupancies24 preoccupying24 preoperatively24 prepackaging24 preprogramming24 prepubescences24 prerequiring24 prerequisites24 presbyterially24 preservability24 pressurizing24 presterilizes24 preventability24 prebreakfast23 precentorships23 precipitancy23 precommitment23 preconceiving23 preconsciously23 preconvictions23 predictively23 predischarged23 prediscovery23 preestablishing23 preexistence23 prefabricated23 prefabrication23 preferability23 prefreeze23 prefrozen23 preinterviewed23 prejudiced23 prejudicial23 prekindergarten23 premanufacture23 premeditatedly23 prepackaged23 preparatively23 preponderancy23 prepositively23 preprogrammed23 prepubescence23 prepublications23 prepurchasing23 prerequired23 prerequisite23 presignifying23 pressurized23 pressurizers23 presterilize23 presumptuously23 preventively23 preachified22 preachify22 preachingly22 preadolescences22 preamplifiers22 preapproving22 precentorship22 prechecks22 precipitancies22 precipitantly22 precipitately22 precipitative22 precipitinogens22 precipitously22 preclusively22 precombustions22 preconceived22 preconceptions22 preconviction22 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preconventions21 predevaluations21 predictably21 predischarge21 predominancies21 predominantly21 predominately21 preeclampsias21 preestablishes21 preexisting21 prefabricate21 prefigurement21 prefixed21 preformatting21 preformulated21 prefranking21 prefreshman21 prefreshmen21 preimplantation21 preinterviews21 prejudged21 prejudgers21 prejudice21 premarketing21 premaxilla21 premeditative21 premenstrually21 premierships21 premixing21 premycotic21 prenotifying21 preoccupation21 prepackage21 prepacking21 preponderances21 preposterously21 preproductions21 preprograming21 prepubescents21 prepunching21 prepurchases21 prerequire21 presanctified21 presbyopic21 prescheduled21 prescriptive21 presentability21 preservatives21 presidentship21 prespecifies21 pressurize21 presuppositions21 prettification21 preunification21 preuniversity21 prevaricating21 prevarications21 preventatives21 prewrapping21 preachinesses20 preachments20 preagricultural20 preanesthetic20 preapproves20 prearrangements20 prebiological20 precancelling20 precapitalists20 precautionary20 precedency20 precertified20 precertify20 precipitable20 precipitance20 precipitating20 precipitations20 precociousness20 precognitive20 precomputed20 precomputers20 preconceive20 preconcerting20 preconditioned20 preconsciouses20 preconvention20 predelivery20 predetermining20 predevaluation20 predispositions20 predominances20 preeclampsia20 preexilic20 preexisted20 preexistent20 prefabbing20 preferably20 prefigurations20 prefinancing20 prefixal20 prefixes20 prefocussing20 preformations20 preformatted20 preformulates20 prefranked20 pregnability20 prehensility20 prehistorical20 preinterview20 prejudger20 prejudges20 preliminarily20 premiership20 premixed20 premodified20 premodify20 premonishing20 premonitorily20 preoccupied20 preoccupy20 preovulatory20 prepacked20 preparatorily20 prepayments20 preponderance20 preponderating20 preponderations20 prepresidential20 preprocessing20 preproduction20 preprogramed20 prepubescent20 prepunched20 prepurchase20 prerevisionists20 presbyopias20 presbyterates20 presbyterials20 presbytery20 preschedules20 preservationist20 preservative20 preshrunken20 presidentially20 presumptive20 presupposition20 presynaptic20 preternaturally20 pretexting20 prettifying20 prevaricated20 prevarication20 prevaricators20 preveniently20 preventative20 previsionary20 prevocational20 prewrapped20 preachily19 preachment19 preadaptations19 preadaptive19 preadolescents19 preapprove19 prearrangement19 preassembled19 prebiblical19 prebooking19 precalculuses19 precanceling19 precancelled19 precapitalist19 precariously19 precedencies19 preceptive19 preceptorials19 preceptory19 precertifies19 prechilling19 precieux19 precipitated19 precipitation19 precipitators19 preclearances19 precomputer19 precomputes19 preconcerted19 precooking19 predaceousness19 predeliveries19 predesignating19 predetermined19 predeterminers19 prediabetics19 predicaments19 predicative19 predicatory19 predisposition19 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Playing words that start with PRE

Leading with PRE lets you hook onto open columns and reach premium squares. Scan the high-scoring entries above first — they offer the best return when you have the tiles.

A quick statistical tour

The shape of this list: 1663 entries between 4 and 15 letters long, peaking at 10 letters with 265 words. Five-letter picks number 10 and seven-letter picks 128. Nothing here outscores PREQUALIFYING — 31 points from 13 tiles on plain squares.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: PREQUALIFYING (31), PREPSYCHEDELIC (29), PREJUDICIALLY (28), PREEXPERIMENTS (27), PREFIGURATIVELY (27). The longest entry is PREADOLESCENCES at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 16 points. Letter-wise, R is the workhorse — it appears in 1663 of these words, ahead of E (1663) and P (1663).

Start with these three

PREENS earns 8 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
Playing PRESET across a double-word square turns its base 8 points into 16 — solid value for 6 tiles.
PRESTO — a 6-letter, 8-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.

Round out your set with PRESTS (8), PRETOR (8), PREEN (7), PREES (7), PRESA (7) — all built from common tiles.

PRE as a vocabulary shortcut

Groups like this one reward a different kind of practice: pick five words of different lengths from the list above, write each in a sentence, and the PRE pattern moves into long-term memory. It is also a quiet Scrabble edge — racks that spell PRE plus common tiles come up constantly, and prepared players cash them in while others shuffle letters.

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