Definition of premature

"premature" in the adjective sense

1. premature

born after a gestation period of less than the normal time

"a premature infant"

2. previous, premature

too soon or too hasty

"our condemnation of him was a bit previous"

"a premature judgment"

3. premature, untimely

uncommonly early or before the expected time

"illness led to his premature death"

"alcohol brought him to an untimely end"

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premature in Scrabble®

The word premature 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: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters premature:

PREMATURE
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

amputee, epurate, erratum, maturer, permute, preterm, rapture, taperer, tempera, tempura, tramper

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word premature

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

PREMATURE
(144)
PREMATURE
(126)
PREMATURE
(96)
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premature in Words With Friends™

The word premature 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: 16

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

PREMATURE
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

amputee, epurate, erratum, maturer, permute, preterm, rapture, taperer, tempera, tempura, tramper

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word premature

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

PREMATURE
(234)
PREMATURE
(144)
AMPUTEE
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(108)
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Words containing the sequence premature

Words that start with premature (3 words)

Words with premature in them (1 word)

Words that end with premature (1 word)

Word Growth involving premature

Shorter words in premature

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Longer words containing premature

prematurely

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