Definition of precedence

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• precedence is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
• precedence is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
• precedence is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 21

Definition of precedence

• status established in order of importance or urgency (noun)

  Examples

  1. ...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals

  Synonyms

  1. precedency
  2. priority
• the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. precedency
  2. precession
• preceding in time (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. antecedence
  2. antecedency
  3. anteriority
  4. precedency
  5. priority

See definition of precedence in Merriam Webster