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PREEMPTS

8 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 11 pts

PREEMPTS is a valid 8-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 11 in Super Big Boggle.

PREEMPTS root PREEMPT-s

Word family

PREEMPT 5 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.