pre-emption
NOUN
11 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
pre-emption is a valid 11-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1-0E1M3P3T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does pre-emption mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
The right to purchase something in advance of others.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A prior appropriation of something.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
4
The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of pre-emption
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