Definition of preponderance

"preponderance" in the noun sense

1. preponderance

superiority in power or influence

"the preponderance of good over evil"

"the preponderance of wealth and power"

2. preponderance, prevalence

a superiority in numbers or amount

"a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"

3. preponderance

exceeding in heaviness having greater weight

"the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"

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Quotations for preponderance

But for us there are moments, O, how solemn, when destiny trembles in the balance, and the preponderance of either scale is by our own choice. [ Mark Hopkins ]

preponderance in Scrabble®

The word preponderance 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: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters preponderance:

PREPONDERANCE
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (35 words)

adorner, capered, crapped, creeped, creeper, cropped, cropper, decreer, dropper, eardrop, encoder, encored, nondeep, operand, papered, paperer, penance, pranced, prancer, precede, precode, preened, preener, prepare, prepend, prerace, proceed, propane, propene, readorn, recaned, redrape, repaced, repaper, reraped

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word preponderance

PREPONDERANCE
(234)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In preponderance

PREPONDERANCE
(234)
PREPONDERANCE
(198)
PREPONDERANCE
(156)
PREPONDERANCE
(132)
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CREEPED
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CAPERED
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CROPPER
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PROCEED
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CROPPER
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PRECODE
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PREPONDERANCE
(96)
PREPONDERANCE
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PRECODE
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CAPERED
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PRECEDE
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DROPPER
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PROPANE
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PREPONDERANCE
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preponderance in Words With Friends™

The word preponderance 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: 25

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters preponderance:

PREPONDERANCE
(279)
PREPONDERANCE
(279)
PREPONDERANCE
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (35 words)

adorner, capered, crapped, creeped, creeper, cropped, cropper, decreer, dropper, eardrop, encoder, encored, nondeep, operand, papered, paperer, penance, pranced, prancer, precede, precode, preened, preener, prepare, prepend, prerace, proceed, propane, propene, readorn, recaned, redrape, repaced, repaper, reraped

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word preponderance

PREPONDERANCE
(279)
PREPONDERANCE
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PREPONDERANCE
(279)
PREPONDERANCE
(246)
PREPONDERANCE
(174)
PREPONDERANCE
(124)
PREPONDERANCE
(120)
PREPONDERANCE
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PREPONDERANCE
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PREPONDERANCE
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PREPONDERANCE
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PREPONDERANCE
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PREPONDERANCE
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PREPONDERANCE
(36)
PREPONDERANCE
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PREPONDERANCE
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PREPONDERANCE
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PREPONDERANCE
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PREPONDERANCE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In preponderance

PREPONDERANCE
(279)
PREPONDERANCE
(279)
PREPONDERANCE
(279)
PREPONDERANCE
(246)
PREPONDERANCE
(174)
PAPERED
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CAPERED
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PREPONDERANCE
(124)
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CRAPPED
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PREPONDERANCE
(120)
PREPEND
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PENANCE
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CRAPPED
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PRANCED
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CROPPED
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CROPPED
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PROPENE
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CREEPED
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CROPPER
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PRECODE
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PROPANE
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REPACED
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PRECEDE
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PREPONDERANCE
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PREPONDERANCE
(100)
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(100)
PREPONDERANCE
(100)
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Words within the letters of preponderance

2 letter words in preponderance (11 words)

9 letter words in preponderance (5 words)

10 letter words in preponderance (1 word)

13 letter words in preponderance (1 word)

preponderance + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence preponderance

Words that start with preponderance (2 words)

Words with preponderance in them (1 word)

Words that end with preponderance (1 word)

Word Growth involving preponderance

Shorter words in preponderance

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Longer words containing preponderance

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