Is PREVIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PREVIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PREVIOUS mean?
- adjective
just preceding something else in time or order
“the previous owner”
- adjective
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
“the former president”
- adjective
too soon or too hasty
“our condemnation of him was a bit previous”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + V (4) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 13 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 PREVIOUS
PREVIOUS 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.
Anagrams of PREVIOUS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PREVIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pervious13
- viperous13
- oversup12
- pervos11
- proves11
- vipers11
- pervo10
- pervs10
- prove10
- viper10
- soupier9
- vireos9
- perv9
- spiv9
- espoir8
- poiser8
- poseur8
- posier8
- uprise8
- uprose8
- eruvs8
- overs8
- rives8
- roves8
- servo8
- siver8
- verso8
- viers8
- vireo8
- vires8
- virus8
- visor8
- peris7
- piers7
- pious7
- poise7
- pores7
- poser7
- pours7
- pries7
- prise7
- prose7
- puris7
- purse7
- repos7
- ripes7
- ropes7
- roups7
- sirup7
- speir7
- spier7
- spire7
- spore7
- sprue7
- super7
- eruv7
- over7
- revs7
- rive7
- rove7
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