Definition of preferential

"preferential" in the adjective sense

1. discriminatory, preferential

manifesting partiality

"a discriminatory tax"

"preferential tariff rates"

"preferential treatment"

"a preferential shop gives priority or advantage to union members in hiring or promoting"

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preferential in Scrabble®

The word preferential 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: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters preferential:

PREFERENTIAL
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (80 words)

alerter, arenite, earlier, enteral, enterer, eternal, fainter, feltpen, ferrite, fertile, fireant, firepan, fleapit, fleeter, flirter, frailer, inepter, inerter, inflate, latrine, leafier, learner, leerier, lineate, painter, partner, peatier, penlite, pentail, perlite, pertain, plainer, planter, praline, preener, prefile, prefire, prelate, preteen, printer, ratline, realter, reefier, reenter, refiner, reflate, refrain, reinter, relater, relearn, reliant, repaint, repanel, repiner, replait, replane, replant, replate, repleat, replete, replier, reprint, reptile, retinal, retiree, retrain, retrial, taperer, tearier, teenier, terpene, terpine, terrain, terrane, trailer, trainee, trainer, trenail, triaene, trifler

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word preferential

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

PREFERENTIAL
(198)
PREFERENTIAL
(189)
PREFERENTIAL
(132)
PREFERENTIAL
(126)
PREFIRE
(98 = 48 + 50)
PREFILE
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PREFILE
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FELTPEN
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FIREPAN
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PREFIRE
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FAINTER
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REEFIER
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FIREANT
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FRAILER
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LEAFIER
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REFLATE
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TRIFLER
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FERRITE
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REFINER
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LEAFIER
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FLIRTER
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TRIFLER
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REEFIER
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FIREANT
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LEAFIER
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FRAILER
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FLIRTER
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TRIFLER
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REFINER
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FAINTER
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INFLATE
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REFLATE
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REEFIER
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FELTPEN
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PREFILE
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FIREPAN
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PREFIRE
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PREFILE
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REPLANE
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TERPENE
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PERLITE
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PENLITE
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REFRAIN
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PENTAIL
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REPRINT
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REPLIER
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TERPINE
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REPLEAT
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REPRINT
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PREFERENTIAL
(84)
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preferential in Words With Friends™

The word preferential 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: 20

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

PREFERENTIAL
(270)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (80 words)

alerter, arenite, earlier, enteral, enterer, eternal, fainter, feltpen, ferrite, fertile, fireant, firepan, fleapit, fleeter, flirter, frailer, inepter, inerter, inflate, latrine, leafier, learner, leerier, lineate, painter, partner, peatier, penlite, pentail, perlite, pertain, plainer, planter, praline, preener, prefile, prefire, prelate, preteen, printer, ratline, realter, reefier, reenter, refiner, reflate, refrain, reinter, relater, relearn, reliant, repaint, repanel, repiner, replait, replane, replant, replate, repleat, replete, replier, reprint, reptile, retinal, retiree, retrain, retrial, taperer, tearier, teenier, terpene, terpine, terrain, terrane, trailer, trainee, trainer, trenail, triaene, trifler

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word preferential

PREFERENTIAL
(270)
PREFERENTIAL
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(216)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In preferential

PREFERENTIAL
(270)
PREFERENTIAL
(234)
PREFERENTIAL
(216)
PREFERENTIAL
(216)
PREFERENTIAL
(192)
PREFERENTIAL
(180)
FELTPEN
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PREFILE
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FIREPAN
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PREFILE
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FIREPAN
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PREFIRE
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TERPENE
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INEPTER
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FELTPEN
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FLEAPIT
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PRINTER
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PAINTER
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LEAFIER
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REFLATE
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TRIFLER
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Words within the letters of preferential

2 letter words in preferential (17 words)

11 letter words in preferential (1 word)

12 letter words in preferential (1 word)

preferential + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence preferential

Words with preferential in them (1 word)

Words that end with preferential (1 word)

Word Growth involving preferential

Shorter words in preferential

ef ref refer prefer

re ref refer prefer

ef ref refer referent referential

re ref refer referent referential

en rent referent referential

re rent referent referential

Longer words containing preferential

preferentialism preferentialisms

preferentialist preferentialists

preferentiality

preferentially