Scrabble Dictionary

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Yes, preliminary is playable

...and is worth 21 points.

Found in the following dictionaries

Enable (Words with friends)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Preliminary" Definition

noun

An academic test or examination that is preparatory to one that is longer, more complex, or more important.
Printing The front matter of a book. Often used in the plural.
Something that precedes, prepares for, or introduces the main matter, action, or business.
Sports A contest to determine the finalists in a competition.
Sports An event that precedes the main event of a particular program, especially in boxing or wrestling.

adjective

Prior to or preparing for the main matter, action, or business; introductory or prefatory.
Coming before and usually forming a necessary to something else .

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