Is PRESIDIO a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRESIDIO is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRESIDIO mean?
- noun
a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings
“Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + I (1) + O (1) = 11 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 PRESIDIO
Single letters that turn PRESIDIO into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from PRESIDIO
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- periods10
- spiroid10
- dopers9
- dopier9
- pedros9
- period9
- poised9
- prides9
- prised9
- prosed9
- redips9
- spider9
- spired9
- spored9
- espoir8
- poiser8
- posier8
- dipso8
- doper8
- dopes8
- dorps8
- drips8
- drops8
- pedis8
- pedro8
- pored8
- posed8
- pride8
- pried8
- prods8
- redip8
- riped8
- roped8
- siped8
- spied8
- spode8
- dories7
- iodise7
- irides7
- irised7
- peris7
- piers7
- poise7
- pores7
- poser7
- pries7
- prise7
- prose7
- repos7
- ripes7
- ropes7
- speir7
- spier7
- spire7
- spore7
- deps7
- dips7
- dope7
- dorp7
- drip7
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