The word preformative is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • preformative n. Chiefly in Semitic languages: a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word.
  • preformative adj. Of or pertaining to preformation.
  • preformative adj. Of a thing: forming or affecting something that comes later.

22 valid words from 3 definitions

AFFECTING AT BEGINNING CHIEFLY COMES FORMATIVE FORMING IN LANGUAGES LATER LETTER OF OR PERTAINING PREFORMATION SOMETHING SYLLABLE THAT THE THING TO WORD

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

ETC SEMITIC

18 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AT EF FOR FORM FORMAT FORMATIVE MA MAT OR PRE PREFORM PREFORMAT RE REF REFORM REFORMAT REFORMATIVE TI

10 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AM ER FE FER IT ITA OF TA TAM VITA

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

PERFORMATIVE

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

REFORMATIVE

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

PREFORMATIVES

2 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+S PERFORMATIVES PREFORMATIVES

4 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-F VAPORIMETER
-M PERFORATIVE
-P REFORMATIVE
-V IMPERFORATE

Scrabble scoring

  • 22 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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