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Is PRECEDENT a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list PRECEDENT is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
14179

What does PRECEDENT mean?

  1. nounan example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
  2. noun(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
  3. nouna system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for PRECEDENT

Add a letter to make a new word: PRECEDENTS.

Anagrams of PRECEDENT

Words inside PRECEDENT

See all 128 words you can make from PRECEDENT

Similar word lists

9 letter wordsAnagrams of PRECEDENTWords starting with PRWords ending in NTWords ending in ENT

About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up PRECEDENT in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is PRECEDENT a Scrabble word?

PRECEDENT is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is PRECEDENT worth?

PRECEDENT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does PRECEDENT mean?

An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time.