Is PRAETORIANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRAETORIANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRAETORIANS mean?
Praetorians is a form of PRAETORIAN.
- noun
a member of the Praetorian Guard
- adjective
of or relating to a Roman praetor
“praetorial powers”
- adjective
characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality
“a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + A (1) + E (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PRAETORIANS
PRAETORIANS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of PRAETORIANS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PRAETORIANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- reparations13
- praetorian12
- pretorians12
- reparation12
- separation12
- aspirator11
- atropines11
- patronise11
- pretorian11
- pretrains11
- priorates11
- separator11
- septarian11
- terrapins11
- transpire11
- airports10
- antirape10
- aspirant10
- aspirate10
- atropine10
- atropins10
- operants10
- painters10
- pantries10
- parasite10
- pareiras10
- partiers10
- partisan10
- partners10
- pertains10
- pierrots10
- pinaster10
- pointers10
- porniest10
- praetors10
- pretrain10
- printers10
- priorate10
- prisoner10
- pristane10
- pronates10
- prorates10
- proteans10
- proteins10
- repaints10
- repoints10
- reprints10
- saponite10
- septaria10
- septoria10
- spartina10
- sportier10
- sprinter10
- terrapin10
- tropines10
- aerations9
- serration9
- airport9
- airpost9
- anapest9
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