preliterate

1. Of, relating to, or being a culture not having a written language.

2. Not yet employing writing as a cultural medium.

3. Lacking the use of writing.

4. Antedating the use of writing.

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1. A person belonging to such a culture.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
preliterate	13	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ai	2
al	2
ar	2
at	2
el	2
er	2
et	2
it	2
la	2
li	2
pa	4
pe	4
pi	4
re	2
ta	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ail	3
air	3
ait	3
ale	3
alp	5
alt	3
ape	5
apt	5
are	3
art	3
ate	3
att	3
ear	3
eat	3
eel	3
era	3
ere	3
err	3
eta	3
ire	3
lap	5
lar	3
lat	3
lea	3
lee	3
lei	3
let	3
lie	3
lip	5
lit	3
pal	5
par	5
pat	5
pea	5
pee	5
per	5
pet	5
pia	5
pie	5
pit	5
rai	3
rap	5
rat	3
ree	3
rei	3
rep	5
ret	3
ria	3
rip	5
tae	3
tap	5
tar	3
tat	3
tea	3
tee	3
tel	3
tet	3
tie	3
til	3
tip	5
tit	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
airt	4
alee	4
alit	4
aper	6
aril	4
earl	4
epee	6
ilea	4
lair	4
lari	4
late	4
lati	4
leap	6
lear	4
leer	4
leet	4
lept	6
liar	4
lier	4
lipa	6
lipe	6
lira	4
lire	4
lite	4
pail	6
pair	6
pale	6
pali	6
pare	6
parr	6
part	6
pate	6
peal	6
pear	6
peat	6
peel	6
peer	6
pele	6
pelt	6
pere	6
peri	6
pert	6
pial	6
pier	6
pile	6
pita	6
plat	6
plea	6
plie	6
prat	6
pree	6
rail	4
rale	4
rape	6
rapt	6
rare	4
rate	4
real	4
reap	6
rear	4
reel	4
rete	4
rial	4
riel	4
rile	4
ripe	6
rite	4
tael	4
tail	4
tale	4
tali	4
tape	6
tare	4
tarp	6
tart	4
tate	4
teal	4
tear	4
teat	4
teel	4
tela	4
tele	4
tepa	6
tier	4
tile	4
tilt	4
tire	4
tirl	4
trap	6
tree	4
tret	4
trip	6
arie	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aerie	5
airer	5
alert	5
alter	5
apter	7
arete	5
ariel	5
artel	5
atilt	5
atrip	7
eater	5
eerie	5
elate	5
elite	5
etape	7
irate	5
laree	5
later	5
latte	5
leapt	7
leper	7
lepta	7
liter	5
litre	5
paler	7
palet	7
parer	7
parle	7
pater	7
pearl	7
peart	7
perea	7
peril	7
petal	7
peter	7
petit	7
petti	7
pieta	7
pilar	7
pilea	7
pitta	7
plait	7
plate	7
pleat	7
plier	7
prate	7
prier	7
raper	7
ratel	5
rater	5
relet	5
relit	5
repel	7
retia	5
retie	5
riper	7
taler	5
taper	7
tapir	7
tarre	5
tater	5
telae	5
telia	5
tepal	7
tepee	7
terai	5
terra	5
tetra	5
tetri	5
tiler	5
titer	5
title	5
titre	5
trail	5
trait	5
trapt	7
treat	5
trial	5
trier	5
tripe	7
trite	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aerier	6
aplite	8
artier	6
attire	6
eelier	6
eerier	6
elater	6
epater	8
etrier	6
irater	6
irreal	6
latter	6
leaper	8
letter	6
litter	6
palier	8
palter	8
parrel	8
parter	8
pattee	8
patter	8
pattie	8
peeler	8
peerie	8
pelite	8
pelter	8
pereia	8
perter	8
petite	8
petrel	8
petter	8
pettle	8
pirate	8
plater	8
prater	8
pratie	8
railer	6
rapier	8
ratite	6
ratter	6
rattle	6
realer	6
reaper	8
reeler	6
relate	6
relier	6
repair	8
repeal	8
repeat	8
retail	6
retape	8
retear	6
retial	6
retile	6
retire	6
retral	6
ritter	6
tailer	6
tarter	6
tearer	6
teeter	6
terete	6
terrae	6
terret	6
territ	6
tilter	6
triple	8
triter	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alerter	7
alterer	7
ariette	7
atelier	7
earlier	7
epilate	9
iterate	7
learier	7
leerier	7
palette	9
partier	9
partite	9
partlet	9
pearler	9
pearter	9
peatier	9
peltate	9
perlite	9
petrale	9
pettier	9
pileate	9
plaiter	9
platier	9
platter	9
pleater	9
prattle	9
prelate	9
rattier	7
rattler	7
realter	7
relater	7
replate	9
replete	9
replier	9
reptile	9
retiree	7
retitle	7
retreat	7
retrial	7
taperer	9
tartier	7
tearier	7
tertial	7
trailer	7
treater	7
tripart	9
triplet	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
laterite	8
letterer	8
literate	8
litterer	8
palterer	10
paltrier	10
patterer	10
pearlier	10
pearlite	10
prattler	10
prealter	10
preterit	10
pretreat	10
pretrial	10
prettier	10
rattlier	8
reletter	8
repartee	10
repealer	10
repeater	10
rerepeat	10
retailer	8

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
preterite	11
reiterate	9

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
preliterate	13