preplay
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
Definition of preplay
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To visualize in advance.
“Overall, mental imagery can and should be used for the following: To see success—A driver can develop his or her belief system by recalling past successes, and preplaying success in future events.”
“Since my bullying days at St. Francis, I have preplayed and responded to every worst-case scenario I could imagine.”
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verb
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(transitive)To visualize in advance.
“Overall, mental imagery can and should be used for the following: To see success—A driver can develop his or her belief system by recalling past successes, and preplaying success in future events.”
“Since my bullying days at St. Francis, I have preplayed and responded to every worst-case scenario I could imagine.”
adj
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(not-comparable)Before play begins.
“a preplay negotiation period”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From pre- + play.
Words you can make from preplay
106 playable · top: REAPPLY (14 pts)
Best play reapply 14 points6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
17 words4-letter words
31 words- PALY 9 pts
- PLAY 9 pts
- PRAY 9 pts
- PREY 9 pts
- PYRE 9 pts
- YELP 9 pts
- PALP 8 pts
- PERP 8 pts
- PREP 8 pts
- REPP 8 pts
- AERY 7 pts
- ARYL 7 pts
- EYRA 7 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
- YARE 7 pts
- YEAR 7 pts
- APER 6 pts
- LARP 6 pts
- LEAP 6 pts
- PALE 6 pts
- PARE 6 pts
- PEAL 6 pts
- PEAR 6 pts
- PLEA 6 pts
- RAPE 6 pts
- REAP 6 pts
- EARL 4 pts
- LEAR 4 pts
- RALE 4 pts
- REAL 4 pts
3-letter words
35 words- PAY 8 pts
- PLY 8 pts
- PRY 8 pts
- PYA 8 pts
- PYE 8 pts
- YAP 8 pts
- YEP 8 pts
- APP 7 pts
- PAP 7 pts
- PEP 7 pts
- AYE 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- RAY 6 pts
- RYA 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- YAR 6 pts
- YEA 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- ALP 5 pts
- APE 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- PAL 5 pts
- PAR 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- RAP 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
2-letter words
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