Definition of prefectures

"prefectures" in the noun sense

1. prefecture

the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)

2. prefecture

the office of prefect

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prefectures in Scrabble®

The word prefectures 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: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters prefectures:

PREFECTURES
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (31 words)

creeper, erecter, ferrets, perfect, perfuse, precuts, prefect, prefers, recures, recurse, reefers, reerect, refects, refrets, refuser, refuter, refutes, rescuer, respect, retrees, scepter, sceptre, secrete, securer, specter, spectre, sprucer, spurter, steeper, steerer, ureters

 

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prefectures in Words With Friends™

The word prefectures 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: 21

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

PREFECTURES
(333)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (31 words)

creeper, erecter, ferrets, perfect, perfuse, precuts, prefect, prefers, recures, recurse, reefers, reerect, refects, refrets, refuser, refuter, refutes, rescuer, respect, retrees, scepter, sceptre, secrete, securer, specter, spectre, sprucer, spurter, steeper, steerer, ureters

 

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

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Words within the letters of prefectures

2 letter words in prefectures (5 words)

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9 letter words in prefectures (5 words)

10 letter words in prefectures (2 words)

11 letter words in prefectures (1 word)

prefectures + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence prefectures

Words that start with prefectures (1 word)

Words with prefectures in them (1 word)

Words that end with prefectures (2 words)

Word Growth involving prefectures

Shorter words in prefectures

ef ref refect prefect prefecture

re ref refect prefect prefecture

Longer words containing prefectures

subprefectures