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Is PREEMPTION a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list PREEMPTION 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.

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162010

What does PREEMPTION mean?

  1. nounthe judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
  2. nounthe right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
  3. nounthe right to purchase something in advance of others

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

FAQ

Is PREEMPTION a Scrabble word?

PREEMPTION 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 PREEMPTION worth?

PREEMPTION is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does PREEMPTION mean?

The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject.