Is PREVAILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PREVAILING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PREVAILING mean?
- adjective
most frequent or common
“prevailing winds”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + V (4) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + 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 PREVAILING
PREVAILING 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 PREVAILING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- repaving14
- livering12
- raveling12
- reliving12
- reviling12
- rivaling12
- virginal12
- prevail12
- paving12
- vaping12
- grapline11
- pearling11
- periling11
- leaving11
- reaving11
- reiving11
- vailing11
- vealing11
- veiling11
- vialing11
- vinegar11
- graplin10
- grapnel10
- larping10
- leaping10
- pairing10
- parling10
- pealing10
- ravelin10
- reaping10
- virelai10
- glaive10
- gravel10
- graven10
- laving10
- living10
- raving10
- rivage10
- riving10
- vagile10
- virgae10
- virgin10
- parve10
- paver10
- pavin10
- vaper10
- viper10
- gainlier9
- plainer9
- praline9
- alevin9
- alvine9
- graple9
- livier9
- naiver9
- paling9
- paring9
- pieing9
- piling9
- pinger9
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