Definition of praetorian

"praetorian" in the noun sense

1. Praetorian Guard, Praetorian

a member of the Praetorian Guard

"praetorian" in the adjective sense

1. praetorian, praetorial, pretorian, pretorial

of or relating to a Roman praetor

"praetorial powers"

2. Praetorian, Pretorian

characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality

"a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.

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praetorian in Scrabble®

The word praetorian is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters praetorian:

PRAETORIAN
(117)
PRAETORIAN
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

aerator, airport, apteria, atropia, narrate, operant, ornater, otarine, painter, partner, patinae, pertain, pointer, praetor, printer, pronate, prorate, protean, protein, repaint, repoint, reprint, retrain, terrain, trainer

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word praetorian

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In praetorian

PRAETORIAN
(117)
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praetorian in Words With Friends™

The word praetorian is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters praetorian:

PRAETORIAN
(162)
PRAETORIAN
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

aerator, airport, apteria, atropia, narrate, operant, ornater, otarine, painter, partner, patinae, pertain, pointer, praetor, printer, pronate, prorate, protean, protein, repaint, repoint, reprint, retrain, terrain, trainer

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word praetorian

PRAETORIAN
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In praetorian

PRAETORIAN
(162)
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(162)
REPRINT
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Words within the letters of praetorian

2 letter words in praetorian (17 words)

8 letter words in praetorian (4 words)

10 letter words in praetorian (Anagrams) (2 words)

Words containing the sequence praetorian

Words that start with praetorian (2 words)

Words with praetorian in them (1 word)

Words that end with praetorian (1 word)

Word Growth involving praetorian

Shorter words in praetorian

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or praetor

to praetor

Longer words containing praetorian

praetorians