What does PREMATURE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌpriməˈtʃʊr/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
16
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. born after a gestation period of less than the normal time“a premature infant”
  2. too soon or too hasty“our condemnation of him was a bit previous”
  3. uncommonly early or before the expected time“illness led to his premature death”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of PREMATURE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside PREMATURE

209 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

peter7 trump9 meat6 meet6 part6 pure6 rare4 rate4 team6 term6 tree4 true4 are3 arm5 art3 eat3 era3 map7 met5per5put5 tea3 am4at2 em4 et2ma4 me4re2 up4

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Questions

Is PREMATURE a valid word in word games?

PREMATURE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is PREMATURE worth?

PREMATURE is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 16 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from PREMATURE?

209 other words, including ARE, AT, ME and UP.