Wordy Solver

premove

Is it a Scrabble word? See definition, points, and words you can make.

Is premove a Scrabble word?

Yes, premove is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 14 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) No
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends No

What is the meaning of premove?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (Internet chess) On certain chess websites: a move set during the opponent's turn which is played automatically (if possible) after the opponent has made their move, done in order to save time in predictable positions.Examples: "Kasparov's loss to Caruana was a tragedy in a winning position. He wanted to trade queens by Qe4-c2, but a mouse slip landed the queen on d3. He tried to drag it to c2, which the computer registered as a premove that fatally lost a bishop. "Computers hate me!" said Kasparov, who famously lost to IBM Deep Blue in 1997."; "Bortnyk's lead was never really in doubt and he converted game after game with brisk speed as premoves flew across the board by both players. Nothing seemed to click for Robson as even critical premoves seemed all too often to be mistimed: […]"; "Premove — In online chess games, setting a piece to move automatically after an opponent moves."

verb (English)

1. (Internet chess) To make a premove.Examples: "Game 18 was another up-and-down affair. First, Esipenko dropped a full rook, which went unpunished as Sarana had probably premoved his reply."; "The second game was drawn. In the third, a bit of drama happened: in a position that was somewhere between equality and a slight advantage to White, Nakamura, by misclicking or premoving or for whatever other reason, hung a piece to a one-move tactic."

2. (philosophy, theology, rare) To incite or cause someone to do something.Examples: "Let it be assumed, then, that God does premove earthly phenomena, and let the further very obvious supposition be also made that He does not desire this premovement to be a visible and palpable fact."

3. (obsolete) To promote or endorse.Examples: "The succeſs that the Presbyterians had in the late troubles againſt the King and his adherents, were undeniable Signs of God's Favour to that party; to follow and premove their Succeſs, was to follow Providence, […]"

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "premove"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "premove"?

Scrabble
14 points
p3
r1
e1
m3
o1
v4
e1
Words With Friends
16 points
p4
r1
e1
m4
o1
v4
e1

Browse related word lists

Popular Pages

Cite This Article

Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

"Wordy Solver." Wordy Solver. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026, https://wordysolver.com/dictionary/premove.