Definition of preempted

"preempted" in the verb sense

1. preempt

acquire for oneself before others can do so

2. preempt, displace

take the place of or have precedence over

"live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"

"discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

3. preempt

gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)

4. preempt

make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge

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preempted in Scrabble®

The word preempted 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: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters preempted:

PREEMPTED
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

metered, petered, preempt, premeet

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word preempted

PREEMPTED
(171)
PREEMPTED
(153)
PREEMPTED
(114)
PREEMPTED
(102)
PREEMPTED
(76)
PREEMPTED
(64)
PREEMPTED
(64)
PREEMPTED
(64)
PREEMPTED
(63)
PREEMPTED
(56)
PREEMPTED
(52)
PREEMPTED
(51)
PREEMPTED
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PREEMPTED
(51)
PREEMPTED
(51)
PREEMPTED
(44)
PREEMPTED
(42)
PREEMPTED
(40)
PREEMPTED
(40)
PREEMPTED
(40)
PREEMPTED
(40)
PREEMPTED
(40)
PREEMPTED
(38)
PREEMPTED
(38)
PREEMPTED
(38)
PREEMPTED
(36)
PREEMPTED
(36)
PREEMPTED
(34)
PREEMPTED
(34)
PREEMPTED
(34)
PREEMPTED
(34)
PREEMPTED
(34)
PREEMPTED
(32)
PREEMPTED
(32)
PREEMPTED
(32)
PREEMPTED
(32)
PREEMPTED
(24)
PREEMPTED
(23)
PREEMPTED
(22)
PREEMPTED
(21)
PREEMPTED
(21)
PREEMPTED
(20)
PREEMPTED
(20)
PREEMPTED
(20)
PREEMPTED
(20)
PREEMPTED
(19)

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

PREEMPTED
(171)
PREEMPTED
(153)
PREEMPTED
(114)
PREEMPT
(102 = 52 + 50)
PREEMPTED
(102)
PREEMPT
(98 = 48 + 50)
PREEMPT
(98 = 48 + 50)
PREEMPT
(98 = 48 + 50)
PREMEET
(94 = 44 + 50)
PREMEET
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREEMPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREEMPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREEMPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREEMPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREMEET
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREMEET
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREEMPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
METERED
(90 = 40 + 50)
PETERED
(90 = 40 + 50)
PREEMPT
(89 = 39 + 50)
METERED
(89 = 39 + 50)
PETERED
(89 = 39 + 50)
PREEMPT
(88 = 38 + 50)
PREEMPT
(88 = 38 + 50)
PREMEET
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMEET
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMEET
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMEET
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMEET
(86 = 36 + 50)
METERED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PETERED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMPT
(84 = 34 + 50)
PREEMPT
(84 = 34 + 50)
PETERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREMEET
(83 = 33 + 50)
PETERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PETERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
METERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
METERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PETERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
METERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PETERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PETERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
METERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
METERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
METERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREEMPT
(82 = 32 + 50)
PREEMPT
(82 = 32 + 50)
PREEMPT
(82 = 32 + 50)
PREEMPT
(82 = 32 + 50)
PREMEET
(80 = 30 + 50)
PETERED
(80 = 30 + 50)
PREEMPT
(80 = 30 + 50)
METERED
(80 = 30 + 50)
PREEMPT
(80 = 30 + 50)
PREEMPT
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREMEET
(78 = 28 + 50)
METERED
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREEMPT
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREMEET
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREEMPT
(78 = 28 + 50)
PETERED
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREEMPT
(78 = 28 + 50)
METERED
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMEET
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMEET
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMPT
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMPTED
(76)
PREEMPT
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMPT
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMEET
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMEET
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMPT
(76 = 26 + 50)
PETERED
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMPT
(76 = 26 + 50)
PETERED
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMEET
(76 = 26 + 50)
METERED
(76 = 26 + 50)
PETERED
(76 = 26 + 50)
METERED
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMPT
(75 = 25 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
METERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
PETERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
METERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PETERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
METERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
PETERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PETERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
METERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
METERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PETERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
METERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PETERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMEET
(72 = 22 + 50)
PETERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
METERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
METERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREMEET
(72 = 22 + 50)
METERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
METERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREMEET
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREMEET
(72 = 22 + 50)
PETERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
PETERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREMEET
(72 = 22 + 50)
PETERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREEMPT
(71 = 21 + 50)
PETERED
(70 = 20 + 50)
PETERED
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PETERED
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METERED
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PETERED
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PETERED
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METERED
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METERED
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METERED
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METERED
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PREEMPT
(70 = 20 + 50)
PREEMPT
(69 = 19 + 50)
PREMEET
(69 = 19 + 50)
PREEMPT
(68 = 18 + 50)
PETERED
(68 = 18 + 50)
METERED
(68 = 18 + 50)
PREEMPT
(67 = 17 + 50)
PREEMPT
(67 = 17 + 50)
PREEMPT
(67 = 17 + 50)
PREEMPT
(67 = 17 + 50)
PREMEET
(67 = 17 + 50)
PETERED
(66 = 16 + 50)
METERED
(66 = 16 + 50)
METERED
(66 = 16 + 50)
PETERED
(66 = 16 + 50)
METERED
(66 = 16 + 50)
PETERED
(66 = 16 + 50)
PREMEET
(66 = 16 + 50)
PREMEET
(66 = 16 + 50)
PREEMPT
(65 = 15 + 50)
PREEMPT
(65 = 15 + 50)
PREMEET
(65 = 15 + 50)
PREMEET
(65 = 15 + 50)
PREMEET
(65 = 15 + 50)
PREMEET
(65 = 15 + 50)
PREEMPT
(65 = 15 + 50)
PREMEET
(65 = 15 + 50)
PETERED
(64 = 14 + 50)
METERED
(64 = 14 + 50)
PREEMPTED
(64)
PREEMPTED
(64)
PREEMPT
(64 = 14 + 50)
PREEMPTED
(64)
PETERED
(64 = 14 + 50)
METERED
(64 = 14 + 50)
PREMEET
(64 = 14 + 50)
PETERED
(63 = 13 + 50)
PREMEET
(63 = 13 + 50)
METERED
(63 = 13 + 50)
PREMEET
(63 = 13 + 50)
PREMEET
(63 = 13 + 50)
PREEMPTED
(63)
METERED
(62 = 12 + 50)
METERED
(62 = 12 + 50)
PETERED
(62 = 12 + 50)
METERED
(62 = 12 + 50)
PETERED
(62 = 12 + 50)
METERED
(62 = 12 + 50)
PETERED
(62 = 12 + 50)
PETERED
(62 = 12 + 50)
METERED
(62 = 12 + 50)
PETERED
(62 = 12 + 50)
PETERED
(61 = 11 + 50)
METERED
(61 = 11 + 50)
PREEMPTED
(56)
PREEMPTED
(52)
PREEMPTED
(51)
PREEMPTED
(51)
PREEMPTED
(51)
PREEMPTED
(51)
PREEMPTED
(44)
PREMED
(42)
PREEMPTED
(42)
PREMED
(42)
PERMED
(42)
PERMED
(42)
PEEPED
(42)
PEEPED
(42)
PREEMPTED
(40)
PREEMPTED
(40)
PREEMPTED
(40)
PREEMPTED
(40)
PREEMPTED
(40)
PEEPER
(39)
TEMPER
(39)
PEEPED
(39)
PERMED
(39)

preempted in Words With Friends™

The word preempted 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: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters preempted:

PREEMPTED
(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

metered, petered, preempt, premeet

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word preempted

PREEMPTED
(261)
PREEMPTED
(162)
PREEMPTED
(126)
PREEMPTED
(92)
PREEMPTED
(87)
PREEMPTED
(87)
PREEMPTED
(87)
PREEMPTED
(87)
PREEMPTED
(84)
PREEMPTED
(80)
PREEMPTED
(80)
PREEMPTED
(76)
PREEMPTED
(76)
PREEMPTED
(75)
PREEMPTED
(70)
PREEMPTED
(69)
PREEMPTED
(62)
PREEMPTED
(62)
PREEMPTED
(54)
PREEMPTED
(42)
PREEMPTED
(42)
PREEMPTED
(42)
PREEMPTED
(42)
PREEMPTED
(42)
PREEMPTED
(40)
PREEMPTED
(40)
PREEMPTED
(38)
PREEMPTED
(38)
PREEMPTED
(38)
PREEMPTED
(38)
PREEMPTED
(38)
PREEMPTED
(38)
PREEMPTED
(31)
PREEMPTED
(29)
PREEMPTED
(28)
PREEMPTED
(27)
PREEMPTED
(26)
PREEMPTED
(25)
PREEMPTED
(25)
PREEMPTED
(25)
PREEMPTED
(24)
PREEMPTED
(24)
PREEMPTED
(24)
PREEMPTED
(24)
PREEMPTED
(24)
PREEMPTED
(23)
PREEMPTED
(23)
PREEMPTED
(23)
PREEMPTED
(23)
PREEMPTED
(22)
PREEMPTED
(22)
PREEMPTED
(21)
PREEMPTED
(20)

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

PREEMPTED
(261)
PREEMPTED
(162)
PREEMPTED
(126)
PREEMPT
(113 = 78 + 35)
PREEMPT
(113 = 78 + 35)
PREEMPT
(113 = 78 + 35)
PREEMPT
(107 = 72 + 35)
PREEMPT
(107 = 72 + 35)
PREMEET
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREMEET
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREMEET
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREEMPT
(99 = 64 + 35)
PREEMPT
(99 = 64 + 35)
PREEMPT
(99 = 64 + 35)
PREMEET
(98 = 63 + 35)
METERED
(98 = 63 + 35)
PREMEET
(98 = 63 + 35)
PREMEET
(98 = 63 + 35)
PETERED
(98 = 63 + 35)
PREEMPT
(95 = 60 + 35)
METERED
(92 = 57 + 35)
PETERED
(92 = 57 + 35)
PREEMPTED
(92)
PREEMPT
(89 = 54 + 35)
PREEMPT
(89 = 54 + 35)
PREEMPT
(89 = 54 + 35)
PREEMPT
(89 = 54 + 35)
PREMEET
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREEMPTED
(87)
PREEMPTED
(87)
PREEMPTED
(87)
PREMEET
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREMEET
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREEMPTED
(87)
PETERED
(86 = 51 + 35)
METERED
(86 = 51 + 35)
PREMEET
(86 = 51 + 35)
PREEMPTED
(84)
PREEMPT
(83 = 48 + 35)
PREEMPT
(83 = 48 + 35)
PREEMPT
(83 = 48 + 35)
PREEMPTED
(80)
PREEMPTED
(80)
PREMEET
(80 = 45 + 35)
PETERED
(80 = 45 + 35)
METERED
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREMEET
(80 = 45 + 35)
METERED
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREMEET
(80 = 45 + 35)
METERED
(80 = 45 + 35)
PETERED
(80 = 45 + 35)
PETERED
(80 = 45 + 35)
PETERED
(79 = 44 + 35)
PETERED
(79 = 44 + 35)
PETERED
(79 = 44 + 35)
METERED
(79 = 44 + 35)
METERED
(79 = 44 + 35)
METERED
(79 = 44 + 35)
PREMEET
(77 = 42 + 35)
PREEMPTED
(76)
PREEMPTED
(76)
PREEMPT
(75 = 40 + 35)
PREMED
(75)
PREEMPTED
(75)
PREEMPT
(75 = 40 + 35)
PREEMPT
(75 = 40 + 35)
PEEPED
(75)
PERMED
(75)
METERED
(74 = 39 + 35)
PETERED
(74 = 39 + 35)
PETERED
(74 = 39 + 35)
PETERED
(74 = 39 + 35)
PETERED
(74 = 39 + 35)
METERED
(74 = 39 + 35)
METERED
(74 = 39 + 35)
METERED
(74 = 39 + 35)
METERED
(73 = 38 + 35)
PETERED
(73 = 38 + 35)
PREEMPT
(71 = 36 + 35)
PREEMPT
(71 = 36 + 35)
PREEMPT
(71 = 36 + 35)
PREEMPTED
(70)
PREEMPTED
(69)
PREEMPT
(69 = 34 + 35)
PREMEET
(69 = 34 + 35)
PREMED
(69)
PREEMPT
(69 = 34 + 35)
PREEMPT
(69 = 34 + 35)
PEEPED
(69)
PERMED
(69)
PREEMPT
(67 = 32 + 35)
PREEMPT
(67 = 32 + 35)
PREEMPT
(67 = 32 + 35)
PREEMPT
(67 = 32 + 35)
PREEMPT
(67 = 32 + 35)
PREEMPT
(67 = 32 + 35)
PREEMPT
(67 = 32 + 35)
PREEMPT
(67 = 32 + 35)
PREMET
(66)
PEEPER
(66)
TEMPER
(66)
TEMPER
(66)
TEEMED
(66)
TERMED
(66)
PREMET
(66)
PEEPER
(66)
PREMEET
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMEET
(65 = 30 + 35)
PETERED
(65 = 30 + 35)
METERED
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMEET
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMEET
(65 = 30 + 35)
METERED
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMEET
(65 = 30 + 35)
PETERED
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMEET
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREMEET
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREMEET
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREMEET
(63 = 28 + 35)
PEEPED
(63)
PEEPED
(63)
PREMEET
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREMED
(63)
PREMED
(63)
PERMED
(63)
PREEMPT
(63 = 28 + 35)
PERMED
(63)
PREEMPTED
(62)
PREEMPTED
(62)
PREEMPT
(61 = 26 + 35)
PETERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREEMPT
(61 = 26 + 35)
METERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREMEET
(61 = 26 + 35)
PETERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREMEET
(61 = 26 + 35)
METERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
PETERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREMEET
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREMEET
(61 = 26 + 35)
METERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
METERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
PETERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
PETERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREMEET
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREMEET
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREMEET
(61 = 26 + 35)
METERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
DEEPER
(60)
PREMET
(60)
PREMET
(60)
REDEEM
(60)
TEMPER
(60)
PEERED
(60)
PREEMPT
(60 = 25 + 35)
TEMPER
(60)
PEEPER
(60)
PEEPER
(60)
PETERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
METERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
METERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
METERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
METERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
PETERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
PREEMPT
(59 = 24 + 35)
PETERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
PETERED
(59 = 24 + 35)
PREMEET
(58 = 23 + 35)
PETERED
(57 = 22 + 35)
PETERED
(57 = 22 + 35)
PETERED
(57 = 22 + 35)
METERED
(57 = 22 + 35)
PETERED
(57 = 22 + 35)
PETERED
(57 = 22 + 35)
MEETER
(57)
METERED
(57 = 22 + 35)
PREEMPT
(57 = 22 + 35)
METERED
(57 = 22 + 35)
METERED
(57 = 22 + 35)
METERED
(57 = 22 + 35)
REMEET
(57)
PREMEET
(57 = 22 + 35)
PETERED
(57 = 22 + 35)
METERED
(57 = 22 + 35)
PETERED
(57 = 22 + 35)
TEEMER
(57)
METERED
(57 = 22 + 35)
PREEMPT
(56 = 21 + 35)
PREMEET
(56 = 21 + 35)
PETERED
(56 = 21 + 35)
PREEMPT
(56 = 21 + 35)
PREEMPT
(56 = 21 + 35)
PREEMPT
(56 = 21 + 35)
PREMEET
(56 = 21 + 35)
PREEMPT
(56 = 21 + 35)
PREEMPT
(56 = 21 + 35)
PREEMPT
(56 = 21 + 35)
METERED
(56 = 21 + 35)
METERED
(55 = 20 + 35)
PETERED
(55 = 20 + 35)

Words within the letters of preempted

2 letter words in preempted (4 words)

3 letter words in preempted (7 words)

5 letter words in preempted (8 words)

7 letter words in preempted (4 words)

8 letter words in preempted (1 word)

9 letter words in preempted (1 word)

Words containing the sequence preempted

Words that start with preempted (1 word)

Words with preempted in them (1 word)

Words that end with preempted (1 word)

Word Growth involving preempted

Shorter words in preempted

em preempt

re preempt

Longer words containing preempted

(No longer words found)