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Definition of preemptive

"preemptive" in the adjective sense

1. preemptive, pre-emptive

designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence

"a preemptive business offer"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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preemptive in Scrabble®

The word preemptive 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: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters preemptive:

PREEMPTIVE
(180)
PREEMPTIVE
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

emptier, preemie, preempt, premeet

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word preemptive

PREEMPTIVE
(180)
PREEMPTIVE
(180)
PREEMPTIVE
(120)
PREEMPTIVE
(120)
PREEMPTIVE
(88)
PREEMPTIVE
(88)
PREEMPTIVE
(78)
PREEMPTIVE
(76)
PREEMPTIVE
(76)
PREEMPTIVE
(76)
PREEMPTIVE
(76)
PREEMPTIVE
(66)
PREEMPTIVE
(63)
PREEMPTIVE
(62)
PREEMPTIVE
(60)
PREEMPTIVE
(60)
PREEMPTIVE
(54)
PREEMPTIVE
(54)
PREEMPTIVE
(52)
PREEMPTIVE
(48)
PREEMPTIVE
(46)
PREEMPTIVE
(46)
PREEMPTIVE
(46)
PREEMPTIVE
(46)
PREEMPTIVE
(46)
PREEMPTIVE
(42)
PREEMPTIVE
(42)
PREEMPTIVE
(42)
PREEMPTIVE
(40)
PREEMPTIVE
(40)
PREEMPTIVE
(40)
PREEMPTIVE
(40)
PREEMPTIVE
(39)
PREEMPTIVE
(38)
PREEMPTIVE
(38)
PREEMPTIVE
(29)
PREEMPTIVE
(27)
PREEMPTIVE
(26)
PREEMPTIVE
(25)
PREEMPTIVE
(24)
PREEMPTIVE
(24)
PREEMPTIVE
(23)
PREEMPTIVE
(23)
PREEMPTIVE
(22)

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

PREEMPTIVE
(180)
PREEMPTIVE
(180)
PREEMPTIVE
(120)
PREEMPTIVE
(120)
PREEMPT
(102 = 52 + 50)
PREEMPT
(98 = 48 + 50)
PREEMPT
(98 = 48 + 50)
PREEMPT
(98 = 48 + 50)
EMPTIER
(94 = 44 + 50)
PREMEET
(94 = 44 + 50)
PREEMIE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PREEMIE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREEMPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREMEET
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREEMPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREMEET
(92 = 42 + 50)
EMPTIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREEMPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREEMPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREEMIE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREEMPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
EMPTIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREMEET
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREEMPT
(89 = 39 + 50)
PREEMPTIVE
(88)
PREEMPTIVE
(88)
PREEMPT
(88 = 38 + 50)
PREEMPT
(88 = 38 + 50)
EMPTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMEET
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMEET
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMEET
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMEET
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EMPTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
EMPTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMEET
(86 = 36 + 50)
EMPTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
EMPTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EMPTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMPT
(84 = 34 + 50)
EMPTIER
(84 = 34 + 50)
PREEMIE
(84 = 34 + 50)
EMPTIER
(84 = 34 + 50)
PREEMPT
(84 = 34 + 50)
PREMEET
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREEMIE
(83 = 33 + 50)
EMPTIER
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREEMPT
(82 = 32 + 50)
PREEMPT
(82 = 32 + 50)
PREEMPT
(82 = 32 + 50)
PREEMPT
(82 = 32 + 50)
PREMEET
(80 = 30 + 50)
PREEMPT
(80 = 30 + 50)
EMPTIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PREEMPT
(80 = 30 + 50)
PREEMIE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PREEMIE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PREEMPT
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREEMPT
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREEMPT
(78 = 28 + 50)
EMPTIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
EMPTIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREMEET
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREEMIE
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREMEET
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREEMIE
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREEMPT
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREEMIE
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREEMPTIVE
(78)
PREEMPT
(76 = 26 + 50)
EMPTIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMEET
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMEET
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMEET
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMIE
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMPTIVE
(76)
EMPTIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
EMPTIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMPT
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMPT
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMPTIVE
(76)
PREMEET
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMIE
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMPTIVE
(76)
PREEMIE
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMPT
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMPTIVE
(76)
PREEMPT
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMEET
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMPT
(75 = 25 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
EMPTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREEMIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EMPTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREEMIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EMPTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREEMIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EMPTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
EMPTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREEMIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREEMIE
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PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
EMPTIER
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PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREEMIE
(73 = 23 + 50)
PREEMIE
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREEMIE
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREMEET
(72 = 22 + 50)
EMPTIER
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREEMIE
(72 = 22 + 50)
EMPTIER
(72 = 22 + 50)
EMPTIER
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREEMIE
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREMEET
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREEMIE
(72 = 22 + 50)
EMPTIER
(72 = 22 + 50)
EMPTIER
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREMEET
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREMEET
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREMEET
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREEMPT
(71 = 21 + 50)
PREEMPT
(70 = 20 + 50)
PREMEET
(69 = 19 + 50)
EMPTIER
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EMPTIER
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PREEMPT
(69 = 19 + 50)
PREEMPT
(68 = 18 + 50)
PREEMIE
(68 = 18 + 50)
PREMEET
(67 = 17 + 50)
PREEMPT
(67 = 17 + 50)
PREEMPT
(67 = 17 + 50)
PREEMPT
(67 = 17 + 50)
PREEMPT
(67 = 17 + 50)
PREEMIE
(67 = 17 + 50)
PREEMIE
(66 = 16 + 50)
EMPTIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
PREEMPTIVE
(66)
PREMEET
(66 = 16 + 50)
PREMEET
(66 = 16 + 50)
EMPTIER
(65 = 15 + 50)
PREEMPT
(65 = 15 + 50)
PREMEET
(65 = 15 + 50)
PREMEET
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EMPTIER
(65 = 15 + 50)
EMPTIER
(65 = 15 + 50)
PREMEET
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PREMEET
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EMPTIER
(65 = 15 + 50)
PREEMPT
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PREMEET
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PREEMIE
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EMPTIER
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PREEMIE
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PREEMPT
(65 = 15 + 50)
PREEMIE
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EMPTIER
(64 = 14 + 50)
PREMEET
(64 = 14 + 50)
PREEMPT
(64 = 14 + 50)
PREEMIE
(63 = 13 + 50)
PREMEET
(63 = 13 + 50)
PREMEET
(63 = 13 + 50)
PREEMPTIVE
(63)
PREEMIE
(63 = 13 + 50)
PREMEET
(63 = 13 + 50)
PREEMIE
(63 = 13 + 50)
EMPTIER
(63 = 13 + 50)
PREEMIE
(63 = 13 + 50)
EMPTIER
(63 = 13 + 50)
EMPTIER
(63 = 13 + 50)
PREEMIE
(63 = 13 + 50)
EMPTIER
(62 = 12 + 50)
PREEMPTIVE
(62)
PREEMIE
(62 = 12 + 50)
PREEMPTIVE
(60)
PREEMPTIVE
(60)
PREEMPTIVE
(54)
PREEMPTIVE
(54)
PREEMPTIVE
(52)
PREEMPTIVE
(48)
PREEMPTIVE
(46)
PREEMPTIVE
(46)
PREEMPTIVE
(46)
PREEMPTIVE
(46)
PREEMPTIVE
(46)
PEEVER
(45)
PRIMP
(42)
PREEMPTIVE
(42)
PRIMP
(42)
PREEMPTIVE
(42)
PEEVER
(42)
PEEVE
(42)
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preemptive in Words With Friends™

The word preemptive 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: 23

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

PREEMPTIVE
(297)
PREEMPTIVE
(297)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

emptier, preemie, preempt, premeet

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word preemptive

PREEMPTIVE
(297)
PREEMPTIVE
(297)
PREEMPTIVE
(150)
PREEMPTIVE
(150)
PREEMPTIVE
(112)
PREEMPTIVE
(108)
PREEMPTIVE
(105)
PREEMPTIVE
(99)
PREEMPTIVE
(99)
PREEMPTIVE
(96)
PREEMPTIVE
(96)
PREEMPTIVE
(96)
PREEMPTIVE
(96)
PREEMPTIVE
(92)
PREEMPTIVE
(92)
PREEMPTIVE
(82)
PREEMPTIVE
(82)
PREEMPTIVE
(81)
PREEMPTIVE
(78)
PREEMPTIVE
(66)
PREEMPTIVE
(66)
PREEMPTIVE
(54)
PREEMPTIVE
(50)
PREEMPTIVE
(50)
PREEMPTIVE
(46)
PREEMPTIVE
(46)
PREEMPTIVE
(46)
PREEMPTIVE
(46)
PREEMPTIVE
(35)
PREEMPTIVE
(33)
PREEMPTIVE
(32)
PREEMPTIVE
(32)
PREEMPTIVE
(30)
PREEMPTIVE
(29)
PREEMPTIVE
(29)
PREEMPTIVE
(29)
PREEMPTIVE
(29)
PREEMPTIVE
(29)
PREEMPTIVE
(29)
PREEMPTIVE
(28)
PREEMPTIVE
(28)
PREEMPTIVE
(27)
PREEMPTIVE
(27)
PREEMPTIVE
(26)
PREEMPTIVE
(25)
PREEMPTIVE
(25)

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

PREEMPTIVE
(297)
PREEMPTIVE
(297)
PREEMPTIVE
(150)
PREEMPTIVE
(150)
PREEMPT
(113 = 78 + 35)
PREEMPT
(113 = 78 + 35)
PREEMPT
(113 = 78 + 35)
PREEMPTIVE
(112)
PREEMPTIVE
(108)
PREEMPT
(107 = 72 + 35)
PREEMPT
(107 = 72 + 35)
PREEMPTIVE
(105)
PREMEET
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREMEET
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREEMIE
(104 = 69 + 35)
EMPTIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREMEET
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREEMIE
(104 = 69 + 35)
EMPTIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREEMPTIVE
(99)
PREEMPT
(99 = 64 + 35)
PREEMPT
(99 = 64 + 35)
PREEMPT
(99 = 64 + 35)
PREEMPTIVE
(99)
PREMEET
(98 = 63 + 35)
EMPTIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
PREMEET
(98 = 63 + 35)
PREEMIE
(98 = 63 + 35)
PREMEET
(98 = 63 + 35)
PREEMPTIVE
(96)
PREEMPTIVE
(96)
PREEMPTIVE
(96)
PREEMPTIVE
(96)
PREEMPT
(95 = 60 + 35)
PREEMPTIVE
(92)
PREEMPTIVE
(92)
PREEMPT
(89 = 54 + 35)
PREEMPT
(89 = 54 + 35)
PREEMPT
(89 = 54 + 35)
PREEMPT
(89 = 54 + 35)
PREEMIE
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREEMIE
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREMEET
(87 = 52 + 35)
EMPTIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREEMIE
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREMEET
(87 = 52 + 35)
EMPTIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREMEET
(87 = 52 + 35)
EMPTIER
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PREMEET
(86 = 51 + 35)
PREEMIE
(86 = 51 + 35)
PREEMIE
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EMPTIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
EMPTIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
PREEMPT
(83 = 48 + 35)
PREEMPT
(83 = 48 + 35)
PREEMPT
(83 = 48 + 35)
PREEMPTIVE
(82)
PREEMPTIVE
(82)
PREEMPTIVE
(81)
PREEMIE
(80 = 45 + 35)
EMPTIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
EMPTIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
EMPTIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREMEET
(80 = 45 + 35)
EMPTIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREMEET
(80 = 45 + 35)
EMPTIER
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PREEMIE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREEMIE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREEMIE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREEMIE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREMEET
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREEMPTIVE
(78)
EMPTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
PREEMIE
(77 = 42 + 35)
PREEMIE
(77 = 42 + 35)
EMPTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
PREMEET
(77 = 42 + 35)
PREEMPT
(75 = 40 + 35)
PREEMPT
(75 = 40 + 35)
PREEMPT
(75 = 40 + 35)
PEEVER
(75)
PREEMPT
(71 = 36 + 35)
PREEMPT
(71 = 36 + 35)
PREEMPT
(71 = 36 + 35)
PREEMPT
(69 = 34 + 35)
PEEVER
(69)
PEEVER
(69)
EMPTIER
(69 = 34 + 35)
PREEMIE
(69 = 34 + 35)
EMPTIER
(69 = 34 + 35)
PREEMIE
(69 = 34 + 35)
PREEMPT
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PREEMPT
(69 = 34 + 35)
PREMEET
(69 = 34 + 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)
PREEMPT
(67 = 32 + 35)
PREEMPTIVE
(66)
EPIMER
(66)
TEMPER
(66)
PREMET
(66)
PERMIT
(66)
PEEPER
(66)
PRIMP
(66)
TIPPER
(66)
PRIMP
(66)
VIPER
(66)
PREMET
(66)
EMPIRE
(66)
REPIPE
(66)
PREEMPTIVE
(66)
PERMIT
(66)
PEEVE
(66)
PEEPER
(66)
TIPPER
(66)
PRIMP
(66)
TEMPER
(66)
EMPTIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMEET
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMEET
(65 = 30 + 35)
EMPTIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMEET
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREEMIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREEMIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMEET
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EMPTIER
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EMPTIER
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PREMEET
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PREEMIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREEMIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREEMIE
(64 = 29 + 35)
EMPTIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREEMIE
(63 = 28 + 35)
PEEVER
(63)
PIMP
(63)
PREMEET
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREEMIE
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREMEET
(63 = 28 + 35)
EMPTIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
EMPTIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREMEET
(63 = 28 + 35)
PIMP
(63)
PREMEET
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREEMPT
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREMEET
(63 = 28 + 35)
EMPTIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREEMIE
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREEMIE
(63 = 28 + 35)
EMPTIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
EMPTIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREEMPT
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREEMPT
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREEMIE
(61 = 26 + 35)
EMPTIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
EMPTIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREEMIE
(61 = 26 + 35)
EMPTIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
EMPTIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREEMIE
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREMEET
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREMEET
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREEMIE
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREMEET
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREMEET
(61 = 26 + 35)
EMPTIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREEMIE
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREEMIE
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREMEET
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREMEET
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREMEET
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREEMIE
(61 = 26 + 35)
EPIMER
(60)
TIPPER
(60)
REPIPE
(60)
PEEPER
(60)
PREMET
(60)
TIPPER
(60)
PERMIT
(60)
TEMPER
(60)
EMPIRE
(60)
EPIMER
(60)
PEEPER
(60)
PREEMPT
(60 = 25 + 35)
EMPIRE
(60)
PREMET
(60)
REPIPE
(60)
PEEVE
(60)
TEMPER
(60)
PERMIT
(60)
PREEMIE
(60 = 25 + 35)
PREEMPT
(59 = 24 + 35)
PREEMIE
(58 = 23 + 35)
PREMEET
(58 = 23 + 35)
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Words within the letters of preemptive

2 letter words in preemptive (7 words)

emitmemipepire

3 letter words in preemptive (20 words)

eveimpiremetpepperpetpiepippitrevrimripteetietipveevetvievim

4 letter words in preemptive (31 words)

emiremiteveritemmeetmeremiremitepeeppeerpermpertpierpimppipeprepprimrimeriperiteriveteemtermterptiertimetiretreetrimtripveer

5 letter words in preemptive (23 words)

eerieevertevitemeritmetermetremitermitrepeevepeterpiperpipetprimeprimpreeveremitreteeretierivettepeetimertripeviper

6 letter words in preemptive (14 words)

empireepimermeeterpeeperpeeverpermitpremetreemitremeetrepiperetimeteemertempertipper

7 letter words in preemptive (4 words)

emptierpreemiepreemptpremeet

10 letter words in preemptive (1 word)

preemptive

preemptive + 2 blanks (2 words)

imperceptivepreemptively
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Words containing the sequence preemptive

Words that start with preemptive (2 words)

preemptivepreemptively

Words with preemptive in them (1 word)

preemptive

Words that end with preemptive (1 word)

preemptive
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Word Growth involving preemptive

Shorter words in preemptive

em preempt

re preempt

Longer words containing preemptive

preemptively