Definition of preliminaries

"preliminaries" in the noun sense

1. preliminary, prelim

a minor match preceding the main event

2. preliminary, overture, prelude

something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

"training is a necessary preliminary to employment"

"drinks were the overture to dinner"

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preliminaries in Scrabble®

The word preliminaries 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® Plays In The Letters preliminaries:

PRELIMINARIES
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PRELIMINARIES
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (101 words)

airline, alpeens, alpines, amperes, aspirer, aspirin, earlier, earners, empanel, empires, emplane, enamels, epimers, impairs, impaler, impales, impanel, imperil, implies, inspire, leaners, leapers, learner, lempira, mailers, manlier, mariner, marines, marlins, marries, mealier, meanies, mineral, misplan, nailers, palmier, plainer, planers, plasmin, pleaser, prairie, praiser, praline, prearms, prelims, premier, premise, presale, primase, primers, prismal, rainier, raspier, realers, realise, realism, reamers, reapers, rearise, relapse, relearn, reliers, relines, remails, remains, remines, renails, renames, repairs, repanel, reparse, repeals, repiles, repiner, repines, replane, replans, replier, replies, reprime, reprise, rerapes, rerinse, respire, sampler, seamier, seminal, seminar, seriema, similar, simpler, siriema, sirname, slimier, smearer, smilier, snarler, spaniel, spearer, spelean, spinier

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word preliminaries

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

PRELIMINARIES
(171)
PRELIMINARIES
(171)
PRELIMINARIES
(114)
PRELIMINARIES
(114)
MISPLAN
(94 = 44 + 50)
IMPALER
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REPRIME
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PREMIER
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EMPLANE
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SIMPLER
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EMPIRES
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PRELIMS
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IMPAIRS
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PREMISE
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EMPANEL
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PALMIER
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PRISMAL
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PRIMERS
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AMPERES
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PRIMASE
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PLASMIN
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PREARMS
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LEMPIRA
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SAMPLER
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IMPLIES
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IMPANEL
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IMPERIL
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EPIMERS
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REPRIME
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IMPALER
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MISPLAN
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PREARMS
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PLASMIN
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MISPLAN
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IMPALER
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IMPERIL
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EMPIRES
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EMPLANE
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IMPANEL
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LEMPIRA
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IMPALES
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EMPLANE
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IMPALES
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PREMISE
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SIMPLER
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PRISMAL
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SIMPLER
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LEMPIRA
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REPRIME
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LEMPIRA
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IMPERIL
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PLASMIN
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EMPIRES
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IMPANEL
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SIMPLER
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PALMIER
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PRELIMS
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SAMPLER
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EMPANEL
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LEMPIRA
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IMPALES
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REAMERS
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EMPLANE
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MAILERS
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RESPIRE
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REPINER
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MANLIER
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REPILES
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ALPINES
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MANLIER
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EMPANEL
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SIRNAME
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PRIMERS
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preliminaries in Words With Friends™

The word preliminaries 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 preliminaries:

PRELIMINARIES
(297)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (101 words)

airline, alpeens, alpines, amperes, aspirer, aspirin, earlier, earners, empanel, empires, emplane, enamels, epimers, impairs, impaler, impales, impanel, imperil, implies, inspire, leaners, leapers, learner, lempira, mailers, manlier, mariner, marines, marlins, marries, mealier, meanies, mineral, misplan, nailers, palmier, plainer, planers, plasmin, pleaser, prairie, praiser, praline, prearms, prelims, premier, premise, presale, primase, primers, prismal, rainier, raspier, realers, realise, realism, reamers, reapers, rearise, relapse, relearn, reliers, relines, remails, remains, remines, renails, renames, repairs, repanel, reparse, repeals, repiles, repiner, repines, replane, replans, replier, replies, reprime, reprise, rerapes, rerinse, respire, sampler, seamier, seminal, seminar, seriema, similar, simpler, siriema, sirname, slimier, smearer, smilier, snarler, spaniel, spearer, spelean, spinier

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word preliminaries

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

PRELIMINARIES
(297)
PRELIMINARIES
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PRELIMINARIES
(225)
PRELIMINARIES
(162)
PRELIMINARIES
(150)
EPIMERS
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EMPLANE
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PLASMIN
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LEMPIRA
(113 = 78 + 35)
IMPLIES
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PRISMAL
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PALMIER
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PRELIMS
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MISPLAN
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MISPLAN
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IMPANEL
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IMPANEL
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EMPLANE
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MISPLAN
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PLASMIN
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EMPANEL
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EMPANEL
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LEMPIRA
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SPELEAN
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IMPALES
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ENAMELS
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IMPERIL
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SAMPLER
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SAMPLER
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MINERAL
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IMPERIL
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IMPALER
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IMPALER
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SIMPLER
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SIMPLER
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PRELIMS
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MANLIER
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LEMPIRA
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SPANIEL
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ENAMELS
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MISPLAN
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INSPIRE
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SMILIER
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PLASMIN
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EMPLANE
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PRELIMINARIES
(104)
EMPIRES
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PRIMASE
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SLIMIER
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SIRNAME
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EMPANEL
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IMPANEL
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IMPALES
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PRELIMS
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PRALINE
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IMPERIL
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PRELIMINARIES
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