Is PRECLUDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRECLUDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRECLUDING mean?
Precluding is a form of PRECLUDE.
- verb
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
“My sense of tact forbids an honest answer”
- verb
make impossible, especially beforehand
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 10
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + L (1) + U (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 PRECLUDING
PRECLUDING 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 PRECLUDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decupling15
- preluding13
- cupeling13
- unpriced13
- curdling12
- reducing12
- cleping12
- clupeid12
- creping12
- ulcering11
- underlip11
- clinged11
- cringed11
- curding11
- deucing11
- educing11
- pincurl11
- plunged11
- pudgier11
- pungled11
- percid11
- priced11
- indulger10
- clinger10
- clueing10
- cringle10
- curling10
- gulpier10
- include10
- inducer10
- lucider10
- nuclide10
- plunder10
- plunger10
- purling10
- unpiled10
- ceding10
- cudgel10
- duping10
- griped10
- gulped10
- pencil10
- pincer10
- pinged10
- prince10
- purged10
- unclip10
- upgird10
- cupid10
- pudic10
- dueling9
- dungier9
- eluding9
- guilder9
- indulge9
- purline9
- cering9
- cinder9
- clerid9
- cluing9
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