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Definition of preferment

"preferment" in the noun sense

1. preferment

the act of preferring

"the preferment went to the younger candidate"

2. preferment

the act of making accusations

"preferment of charges"

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

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Quotations for preferment

Impatience never gets preferment. [ Proverb ]

Preferment goes by letter and affection. [ William Shakespeare ]

He that will not suffer evil must never think of preferment. [ Proverb ]

A good faculty in lying is now-a-days a fair step to preferment. [ Proverb ]

Flight towards preferment will be but slow, without some golden feathers. [ Proverb ]

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preferment in Scrabble®

The word preferment 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 preferment:

PREFERMENT
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

enterer, ferment, freemen, preener, premeet, preteen, preterm, reenter, terpene

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word preferment

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

PREFERMENT
(189)
PREFERMENT
(180)
PREFERMENT
(126)
PREFERMENT
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FERMENT
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preferment in Words With Friends™

The word preferment 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™ Plays In The Letters preferment:

PREFERMENT
(270)
PREFERMENT
(270)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

enterer, ferment, freemen, preener, premeet, preteen, preterm, reenter, terpene

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word preferment

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

PREFERMENT
(270)
PREFERMENT
(270)
PREFERMENT
(168)
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(168)
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PREFERMENT
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PREMET
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TEMPER
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TERPEN
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TEMPER
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PREMET
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PREFER
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PREMEET
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PREFERMENT
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Words within the letters of preferment

2 letter words in preferment (6 words)

efemenmepere

3 letter words in preferment (12 words)

errfeefenmenmetnetpenperpetrefteeten

4 letter words in preferment (18 words)

feetfernfreefretmeetmerepeerpentpermpertreefrentteemteentermternterptree

5 letter words in preferment (12 words)

enterfreermetermetreneperpeterpreenreferrenetrepenreteetepee

6 letter words in preferment (15 words)

entreeferretmeeterperterpreferpremetrefretremeetrenterrepentrerentretreeteemertemperterpen

7 letter words in preferment (9 words)

entererfermentfreemenpreenerpremeetpreteenpretermreenterterpene

8 letter words in preferment (4 words)

referentrepenterretempertemperer

9 letter words in preferment (2 words)

fermenterreferment

10 letter words in preferment (1 word)

preferment

preferment + 1 blank (1 word)

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Words containing the sequence preferment

Words that start with preferment (2 words)

prefermentpreferments

Words with preferment in them (1 word)

preferment

Words that end with preferment (1 word)

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Word Growth involving preferment

Shorter words in preferment

ef ref refer prefer

re ref refer prefer

en men ferment referment

me men ferment referment

ef ref refer referment

re ref refer referment

Longer words containing preferment

preferments