How many words with PRE are there?

This page lists 2205 words with PRE from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With PRE

All 2205 words in our dictionary that contain PRE — sorted by Scrabble score.

2205 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first · showing top 1200

prequalifying31 comprehensively30 inexpressively29 prepsychedelic29 comprehensibly28 prejudicially28 apprehensively27 depressurizing27 expressively27 expressivity27 inexpressibly27 preexperiments27 prefiguratively27 prejudicialness27 prequalified27 prequalify27 presymptomatic27 presynaptically27 appreciatively26 apprenticeships26 comprehendible26 compressibility26 depressurized26 expressionistic26 expressiveness26 expressivities26 expressways26 misapprehending26 preachifying26 preexperiment26 prefreezing26 premaxillary26 preperformances26 prequalifies26 prescriptively26 prespecifying26 pressurizations26 presterilizing26 pseudopregnancy26 repressurizing26 uncomprehending26 apprehensibly25 apprenticeship25 comprehensible25 comprehensive25 compressively25 cryopreserving25 depressurizes25 expressionisms25 expressway25 misapprehended25 overcompressing25 overprescribing25 preceptorships25 prechecking25 predevelopments25 preemployments25 prehistorically25 prejudgments25 premanufactured25 premaxillaries25 premodification25 preoccupancy25 preperformance25 pressurization25 presterilized25 presumptively25 repressurized25 superexpresses25 uncomprehended25 unprejudiced25 unpressurized25 comprehending24 cryopreserved24 depressurize24 expressionism24 impregnability24 inappreciably24 incomprehension24 inexpressible24 inexpressive24 misapprehension24 overcompressed24 overprescribed24 preceptorship24 precertifying24 prechecked24 preconquest24 predevelopment24 predicatively24 predictability24 predischarging24 preemployment24 preemptively24 preexistences24 prefabricating24 prefabrications24 prefreezes24 preinterviewing24 prejudgment24 prejudicing24 premanufactures24 premodifying24 preoccupancies24 preoccupying24 preoperatively24 prepackaging24 preprogramming24 prepubescences24 prerequiring24 prerequisites24 presbyterially24 preservability24 pressurizing24 presterilizes24 preventability24 repressurizes24 suppressibility24 unexpressive24 unprecedentedly24 comprehended23 comprehensions23 cryopreserves23 depreciatingly23 expressionists23 expressionless23 impressibility23 inappreciative23 leprechaunish23 misapprehends23 noncompressible23 overcompresses23 overprescribes23 prebreakfast23 precentorships23 precipitancy23 precommitment23 preconceiving23 preconsciously23 preconvictions23 predictively23 predischarged23 prediscovery23 preestablishing23 preexistence23 prefabricated23 prefabrication23 preferability23 prefreeze23 prefrozen23 preinterviewed23 prejudiced23 prejudicial23 prekindergarten23 premanufacture23 premeditatedly23 prepackaged23 preparatively23 preponderancy23 prepositively23 preprogrammed23 prepubescence23 prepublications23 prepurchasing23 prerequired23 prerequisite23 presignifying23 pressurized23 pressurizers23 presterilize23 presumptuously23 preventively23 reprehensibly23 repressurize23 superexpress23 unappreciative23 unpredictably23 appreciably22 apprehensible22 apprehensive22 comprehension22 compressedly22 cryopreserve22 deprecatingly22 expressible22 expressionist22 expressive22 immunosuppress22 impregnableness22 impressively22 incompressible22 interpretively22 misapprehend22 oppressively22 overimpressing22 overprescribe22 preachified22 preachify22 preachingly22 preadolescences22 preamplifiers22 preapproving22 precentorship22 prechecks22 precipitancies22 precipitantly22 precipitately22 precipitative22 precipitinogens22 precipitously22 preclusively22 precombustions22 preconceived22 preconceptions22 preconviction22 precopulatory22 predischarges22 prediscoveries22 predominancy22 preeclamptic22 preestablished22 prefabricates22 preferabilities22 preferentially22 prefigurative22 prefigurements22 prefixing22 preformationist22 preformulating22 prefroze22 preheadache22 prejudging22 prejudices22 premarketings22 premaxillae22 premaxillas22 premillennially22 prenotification22 preoccupations22 prepackages22 preponderancies22 preponderantly22 preponderately22 prepositionally22 preprofessional22 prepublication22 prepurchased22 prerequires22 presbyopics22 prescheduling22 prescientific22 preshrinking22 presidentships22 prespecified22 prespecify22 pressurizer22 pressurizes22 prettifications22 preventiveness22 reexpressing22 suppressiveness22 appreciative21 appreciatory21 apprehending21 clothespresses21 comprehends21 decompressing21 decompressions21 deprecatorily21 depressively21 expressages21 expressional21 expressly21 expressman21 expressmen21 imprecisenesses21 impregnably21 impressionistic21 impressiveness21 inappreciable21 nonprescription21 oppressiveness21 overcompress21 overimpressed21 overrepresented21 preachifies21 preadolescence21 preamplifier21 preanesthetics21 preapproved21 precancellation21 precheck21 precipitances21 precipitantness21 precipitateness21 precipitinogen21 precipitousness21 precociously21 precombustion21 precomputing21 preconceives21 preconception21 preconditioning21 preconstructed21 preconventions21 predevaluations21 predictably21 predischarge21 predominancies21 predominantly21 predominately21 preeclampsias21 preestablishes21 preexisting21 prefabricate21 prefigurement21 prefixed21 preformatting21 preformulated21 prefranking21 prefreshman21 prefreshmen21 preimplantation21 preinterviews21 prejudged21 prejudgers21 prejudice21 premarketing21 premaxilla21 premeditative21 premenstrually21 premierships21 premixing21 premycotic21 prenotifying21 preoccupation21 prepackage21 prepacking21 preponderances21 preposterously21 preproductions21 preprograming21 prepubescents21 prepunching21 prepurchases21 prerequire21 presanctified21 presbyopic21 prescheduled21 prescriptive21 presentability21 preservatives21 presidentship21 prespecifies21 pressurize21 presuppositions21 prettification21 preunification21 preuniversity21 prevaricating21 prevarications21 preventatives21 prewrapping21 reexpressed21 repressibility21 spreadability21 superpremiums21 unappreciations21 unexpressed21 unpredictables21 apprehended20 apprehensions20 comprehend20 compressible20 compressive20 decompressed20 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prehensility20 prehistorical20 preinterview20 prejudger20 prejudges20 preliminarily20 premiership20 premixed20 premodified20 premodify20 premonishing20 premonitorily20 preoccupied20 preoccupy20 preovulatory20 prepacked20 preparatorily20 prepayments20 preponderance20 preponderating20 preponderations20 prepresidential20 preprocessing20 preproduction20 preprogramed20 prepubescent20 prepunched20 prepurchase20 prerevisionists20 presbyopias20 presbyterates20 presbyterials20 presbytery20 preschedules20 preservationist20 preservative20 preshrunken20 presidentially20 presumptive20 presupposition20 presynaptic20 preternaturally20 pretexting20 prettifying20 prevaricated20 prevarication20 prevaricators20 preveniently20 preventative20 previsionary20 prevocational20 prewrapped20 pseudopregnant20 reexpresses20 reprehensible20 reprehensive20 representatives20 repressively20 spreadabilities20 superpremium20 unappreciated20 unappreciation20 unpredictable20 unpremeditated20 unprepossessing20 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presettlement17 preshaped17 presidencies17 presoaking17 pressmark17 prestamped17 prestigeful17 prestructures17 presumption17 presupposes17 pretentiousness17 pretermission17 pretermitted17 pretexts17 pretournament17 pretreatments17 pretrimmed17 prettyish17 pretyping17 prevalence17 previewer17 previousness17 previsioned17 prewarmed17 prewashes17 prewritings17 prexy17 prezes17 reimpressions17 reinterpreting17 reprehension17 representable17 representations17 spreadsheet17 supremacies17 supremacist17 suprematism17 supremenesses17 upreached17 vasopressins17 vasopressors17 widespread17 wingspread17 acupressures16 antipredators16 appreciate16 apprentice16 bedspreads16 compresses16 compressor16 copremic16 copresented16 copresident16 corepressors16 cypresses16 deprecated16 deprecation16 depreciates16 depreciator16 depredating16 depredations16 depressible16 depressive16 derepressing16 derepressions16 dispreading16 express16 geopressured16 hotpressed16 imprecates16 impregnants16 impregnates16 impregnator16 impregning16 interpretation16 kouprey16 misinterpret16 misrepresent16 nondepressed16 outpreach16 outspreading16 overspread16 preached16 preachers16 preachier16 preadapted16 preadopted16 preannounces16 prearranging16 preassigning16 preaverred16 prebakes16 prebinding16 preblessing16 prebooks16 precalculi16 precancels16 precatory16 precensored16 precentorial16 preceptors16 precessional16 prechills16 preciosities16 preciousness16 precipitin16 precisely16 precisionist16 precleaning16 preclearing16 precluding16 precocious16 precolleges16 preconcert16 precontact16 precooks16 precreasing16 predacities16 predeceases16 predecessor16 predefines16 predesignate16 predestinates16 predestinator16 predestining16 prediabetes16 predicated16 predication16 predicting16 predictions16 predigested16 predigestion16 predisposes16 prednisolones16 predoctoral16 predominant16 predominate16 preelecting16 preelections16 preemergent16 preempted16 preemption16 preemptors16 preenacting16 preerecting16

Why PRE words matter

Words containing PRE are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

A quick statistical tour

Inside this list: 2205 words spanning 4–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 11 letters (337 words), 12 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 147 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is PREQUALIFYING, worth 31.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: PREQUALIFYING (31), COMPREHENSIVELY (30), INEXPRESSIVELY (29), PREPSYCHEDELIC (29), COMPREHENSIBLY (28). At 15 letters, ANTIDEPRESSANTS is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 17. If you are fishing for these words, keep R (2205 appearances), E (2205) and P (2205) on your rack.

Start with these three

When the rack looks hopeless, PREENS (6 letters, 8 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
PRESET — a 6-letter, 8-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
PRESTO earns 8 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.

Five more everyday options from the same list: PRESTS (8), PRETOR (8), SPREES (8), SPRENT (8), UPREAR (8).

One chunk, many words: PRE

Groups like this one reward a different kind of practice: pick five words of different lengths from the list above, write each in a sentence, and the PRE pattern moves into long-term memory. It is also a quiet Scrabble edge — racks that spell PRE plus common tiles come up constantly, and prepared players cash them in while others shuffle letters.

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