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PREEMPT

7 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 5 pts
Big 5 pts
Super Big 5 pts

PREEMPT is a valid 7-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 5 in Classic, 5 in Big, and 5 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

PREEMPTS-s 11 PREEMPTING-ing 11 PREEMPTED-ed 11
verb
  1. transitiveTo appropriate first.
    • He preempted that hill to be its king.
  2. transitiveTo displace or take the place of (by having higher precedence, etc).
    • Floppy disks were preempted by CDs.
  3. transitiveTo prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first.
  4. transitiveTo secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption (purchasing before others, e.g. land because one already occupies it).
  5. intransitiveTo make a preemptive bid at bridge.
noun
  1. A preemptive bid.