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Yes. The word precursor is a Scrabble US word. The word precursor is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is precursor a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word precursor is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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9-letter words (2 found)

PRECURSOR,PROCURERS,

8-letter words (3 found)

CROUPERS,PROCURER,PROCURES,

7-letter words (13 found)

COUPERS,COURSER,CROUPER,CROUPES,CRUORES,POURERS,PROCURE,RECOUPS,REPOURS,SCORPER,SCOURER,SPRUCER,SPURRER,

6-letter words (37 found)

CEROUS,COPERS,CORERS,CORPSE,CORPUS,COUPER,COUPES,COURES,COURSE,CRORES,CROUPE,CROUPS,CROUSE,CRUORS,CURERS,CURSER,CURSOR,ERRORS,PORERS,POSEUR,POURER,PRORES,PROSER,PURSER,RECOUP,RECURS,REPOUR,REPROS,ROPERS,ROUSER,SCORER,SCRORP,SOUPER,SOURCE,SOURER,SPRUCE,UPROSE,

5-letter words (63 found)

CEROS,COPER,COPES,COPSE,CORER,CORES,CORPS,CORSE,COUPE,COUPS,COURE,COURS,CREPS,CROPS,CRORE,CROUP,CRUES,CRUOR,CRUSE,CURER,CURES,CURRS,CURSE,ECRUS,ERROR,EUROS,PERCS,PORER,PORES,POSER,POURS,PRORE,PROSE,PUCER,PUCES,PUERS,PURER,PURES,PURRS,PURSE,RECUR,REPOS,REPRO,ROPER,ROPES,RORES,ROUES,ROUPS,ROUSE,RUERS,RURPS,SCOPE,SCORE,SCOUP,SCOUR,SORER,SOUCE,SPORE,SPRUE,SPUER,SUCRE,SUPER,SURER,

4-letter words (76 found)

CEPS,CERO,COPE,COPS,CORE,CORS,COSE,COUP,COUR,CROP,CRUE,CRUS,CUES,CUPS,CURE,CURR,CURS,CUSP,ECOS,ECRU,ECUS,EPOS,EROS,ERRS,EURO,OPES,OPUS,ORCS,ORES,OUPS,OURS,PECS,PERC,PESO,PORE,POSE,POUR,PROS,PUCE,PUER,PURE,PURR,PURS,RECS,REOS,REPO,REPS,ROCS,ROES,ROPE,RORE,ROSE,ROUE,ROUP,RUCS,RUER,RUES,RURP,RUSE,SCOP,SCUP,SCUR,SECO,SERR,SORE,SOUP,SOUR,SPEC,SPUE,SPUR,SUER,SUPE,SURE,URES,URPS,USER,

3-letter words (51 found)

CEP,COP,COR,COS,CRU,CUE,CUP,CUR,ECO,ECU,ERR,ERS,OES,OPE,OPS,ORC,ORE,ORS,OSE,OUP,OUR,OUS,PEC,PER,PES,POS,PRE,PRO,PUR,PUS,REC,REO,REP,RES,ROC,ROE,RUC,RUE,SEC,SER,SOC,SOP,SOU,SUE,SUP,SUR,UPO,UPS,URE,URP,USE,

2-letter words (14 found)

ER,ES,OE,OP,OR,OS,OU,PE,PO,RE,SO,UP,UR,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 260 words from precursor according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of precursor

precursor

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpɹiːˌkɜː.sə(ɹ)/, /pɹɪˈkɜː.sə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹiːˌkɜɹ.səɹ/, /pɹɪˈkɜɹ.səɹ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin praecursor (“forerunner”). See precurse, and refer to -or.

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) præcursor

Noun

precursor (plural precursors)

  1. That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
  2. (chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.
Derived terms
  • precursor tip
  • precursory
Related terms
  • cursor
Translations

Etymology 2

From pre- +‎ cursor.

Adjective

precursor (not comparable)

  1. (telecommunications, of intersymbol interference) Caused by the following symbol.
    Antonym: postcursor

See also

  • ISI

References

  • “precursor”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “precursor”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • Intersymbol interference on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • procurers

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecursōrem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [pɾə.kurˈso]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [pɾe.kuɾˈsoɾ]

Adjective

precursor (feminine precursora, masculine plural precursors, feminine plural precursores)

  1. precursory, preceding

Noun

precursor m (plural precursors, feminine precursora)

  1. precursor

Further reading

  • “precursor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “precursor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “precursor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “precursor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin praecursor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /preˈkʏrsɔr/

Noun

precursor m (plural precursors, diminutive precursortje n)

  1. precursor, forerunner

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecursōrem.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pre‧cur‧sor

Noun

precursor m (plural precursores, feminine precursora, feminine plural precursoras)

  1. precursor; forerunner (something that led to the development of another)

Related terms

  • cursor

Adjective

precursor (feminine precursora, masculine plural precursores, feminine plural precursoras)

  1. precursory (pertaining to events that will follow)

Further reading

  • “precursor” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French précurseur.

Noun

precursor m (plural precursori)

  1. precursor

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecursōrem.

Adjective

precursor (feminine precursora, masculine plural precursores, feminine plural precursoras)

  1. precursory, preceding

Noun

precursor m (plural precursores, feminine precursora, feminine plural precursoras)

  1. precursor, forerunner

Related terms

Further reading

  • “precursor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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