Is PRECEDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRECEDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRECEDING mean?
- adjective
existing or coming before
- adjective
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
“a retiring member of the board”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 PRECEDING
PRECEDING 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.
Words you can make from PRECEDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- creeping13
- receding12
- creping12
- pierced12
- cringed11
- creped11
- percid11
- pieced11
- priced11
- generic10
- peering10
- preeing10
- repined10
- ripened10
- ceding10
- griped10
- piecer10
- pierce10
- pincer10
- pinged10
- prince10
- recipe10
- dreeing9
- energid9
- reeding9
- reigned9
- cering9
- cinder9
- cringe9
- decern9
- deicer9
- edenic9
- peeing9
- peined9
- perdie9
- pinder9
- pinger9
- creep9
- crepe9
- cripe9
- pence9
- piece9
- price9
- dinger8
- edgier8
- engird8
- gender8
- girned8
- reding8
- repine8
- ringed8
- ceder8
- cered8
- cider8
- creed8
- cried8
- deice8
- dicer8
- genic8
- genip8
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