Is PREOBTAINING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PREOBTAINING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + O (1) + B (3) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of PreobtainingHooks for PREOBTAINING
PREOBTAINING 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 PREOBTAINING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bepainting15
- reobtaining14
- probating14
- brigantine13
- pertaining13
- repainting13
- repointing13
- biopirate13
- bipinnate13
- preobtain13
- aborigine12
- bantering12
- obtaining12
- operating12
- parenting12
- pronating12
- rebaiting12
- pigboat12
- probang12
- probing12
- batonnier11
- inebriant11
- aborning11
- aborting11
- aproning11
- berating11
- bignonia11
- borating11
- braining11
- enrobing11
- ibogaine11
- opiating11
- orbiting11
- painting11
- patining11
- peignoir11
- pentagon11
- pinotage11
- pirating11
- poignant11
- pointing11
- pregnant11
- printing11
- rebating11
- repining11
- retaping11
- ringbone11
- ripening11
- tabering11
- taboring11
- tapering11
- bepaint11
- pinbone11
- probate11
- arointing10
- orienting10
- originate10
- rationing10
- retaining10
- antiporn10
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