Is PREFERENTIALLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PREFERENTIALLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PREFERENTIALLY mean?
- adverb
in a preferential manner
“he was treated preferentially”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
14
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + F (4) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 22 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 PREFERENTIALLY
PREFERENTIALLY 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 PREFERENTIALLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- referentially19
- preferential17
- fertilely15
- flytrap15
- palfrey15
- petrify15
- referential14
- interplay14
- painterly14
- plenarily14
- repletely14
- felinely14
- frillery14
- refinery14
- frypan14
- panfry14
- tepefy14
- interlayer13
- alpinely13
- firetrap13
- paltrily13
- parleyer13
- penality13
- pilferer13
- pliantly13
- printery13
- pterylae13
- teleplay13
- eyelift13
- faintly13
- fernery13
- ferrety13
- finally13
- fleetly13
- flyline13
- flytier13
- frailly13
- frailty13
- friarly13
- riflery13
- terrify13
- terreplein12
- artillery12
- enterally12
- eternally12
- flatliner12
- interfere12
- interleaf12
- leafleter12
- reinflate12
- reliantly12
- terrenely12
- aplenty12
- firepan12
- fleapit12
- inaptly12
- ineptly12
- partyer12
- peartly12
- penally12
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