11 Letter Words for Preliminary
preliminary
9 Letter Words for Preliminary
lampyrine, paynimrie, primarily
8 Letter Words for Preliminary
airliner, alpinery, impairer, imperial, liminary, palmerin, perryman
7 Letter Words for Preliminary
airline, alypine, empirin, impaler, impanel, impearl, imperia, imperil, impeyan, inlayer, lairier, lairmen, lampern, lamprey, larmier, lemanry, lempira, limnery, lineary, lipemia, lyreman, maniple, manlier, marilyn, mariner, marlier, marline, merrily, miliary, mineral, mirlier, myriare, nailery, nirlier, palmery, palmier, pearlin, permian, pierian, pinrail, plainer, plenary, prairie, praline, premial, primary, primely, primine, railmen, rainier, rainily, ramilie, ramline, rampier, rampler, rapiner, reimply
6 Letter Words for Preliminary
aerily, airier, airily, airmen, aliner, alipin, almery, almner, alpine, alypin, ampery, ampler, amylin, amyrin, anerly, aniler, armine, emilia, empair, emparl, empiry, enrail, impair, impale, impane, imparl, impery, inlier, inrail, irreal, lainer, lamper, lanier, larine, laymen, layner, limier, limina, limine, limner, limper, limpin, linear, linier, liniya, mailer, mailie, mainer, mainly, mairie, maline, marine, marler, marlin, meanly, menial, meprin, merlin, milner, minery, minier, mirier, myelin, nailer, namely, napery, napier, nearly, nepali, niamey, nirlie, painim, pairer, pairle, palier, palmer, palmie, palmin, panime, pareil, parine, parley, parnel, parrel, paynim, pearly, penial, pernyi, pialyn, pieman, pilary, piline, pineal, pinery, pinier, pirlie, pirner, pirnie, pirrie, plainy, planer, player, prayer, prearm, prelim, preman, premia, primal, primar, primer, primly, prinia, pryler, pyemia, pyinma, pyrena, railer, rainer, ramper, rapely, rapier, rapine, rapini, rarely, rearii, rearly, relamp, remail, remain, renail, repair, replan, replay, repray, rerail, rilier, rimaye, rimery, rimier, rimple, ripely, ripier, yarner
5 Letter Words for Preliminary
aiery, aimer, airer, alien, alpen, amine, amini, amire, amper, ample, amply, anile, anime, animi, apery, apiin, apili, april, ariel, armer, armil, armin, arpen, arrie, ayelp, ayrie, early, elain, elamp, email, emily, enami, enarm, enlay, enpia, enray, eyrar, eyrir, ilima, imari, imine, impar, impel, impen, imper, imply, inarm, inerm, inial, inlay, irani, irena, irian, laine, lairy, lamer, lamin, laney, lapin, larin, larry, layer, layne, leany, learn, leary, leman, lemna, lepra, lepry, liane, liman, limen, limer, limey, limpa, limpy, linea, liner, liney, linie, lipin, maile, maine, maire, malie, manei, maney, manie, manly, maple, marie, marle, marli, marly, marri, marry, mealy, meany, meiny, melia, meril, merry, milan, miler, milia, milpa, minae, minar, miner, minie, mirin, mirly, mylar, naily, nairy, namer, narre, nepal, neral, niepa, nirly, nymil, paine, paire, paler, palmy, panel, panim, parel, paren, parer, parle, parli, parly, parry, payen, payer, pearl, pelma, penal, perai, peril, perry, pilar, pilea, pilei, piler, pilin, pilmy, piman, piner, piney, pinyl, pirai, pirny, plain, plane, plena, pleny, plier, plyer, prela, premy, prial, priam, prier, prima, prime, primi, primy, prine, pylar, pyral, pyran, raile, raine, rainy, ramen, ramie, ramin, ranli, raper, rayle, rayne, realm, reamy, rearm, reina, relap, relay, reman, remap, renal, renay, repay, repin, repla, reply, repry, reran, riley, rimae, rimal, rimer, rimpi, ripal, ripen, riper, riyal, ryper, yamen, yarer, yealm, yearn
4 Letter Words for Preliminary
aiel, aile, aine, aire, airn, airy, alem, alen, alep, alii, alin, alme, amel, amen, amie, amil, amin, amli, amyl, anil, anim, anre, aper, apii, aren, aril, arle, army, arni, arri, aryl, ayen, ayin, ayme, ayne, ayre, earl, earn, eila, eira, eiry, elan, elmy, emir, enam, epil, eral, eria, erin, eyra, iare, ilea, ilia, iman, impi, impy, inia, inly, ipil, iran, irpe, iyar, laen, laer, lain, lair, lame, lamp, lane, lare, lari, larn, leam, lean, leap, lear, leir, lena, lepa, lerp, liar, lien, lier, liin, lima, lime, limn, limp, limy, lina, line, liny, lipa, lipe, lira, lire, liri, lyam, lyme, lyne, lyra, lyre, mail, main, mair, male, mali, mane, mani, many, mare, mari, marl, mary, meal, mean, mear, mein, mela, meny, meri, merl, miae, mian, mien, mila, mile, mine, mini, miny, mire, miri, miry, mrna, myal, myel, myna, nael, nail, nale, name, nape, nare, narr, nary, neal, neap, near, nema, nepa, nile, nipa, nirl, nypa, pail, pain, pair, pale, pali, palm, paly, pane, pare, pari, parl, parr, paye, peai, peal, pean, pear, pela, peni, peri, perm, pern, pial, pian, pien, pier, pila, pile, pili, pilm, pily, pima, pina, pine, pirl, pirn, pirr, plan, play, plea, plia, plie, plim, pram, pray, prem, prey, prie, prim, prin, pyal, pyin, pyla, pyne, pyre, rail, rain, rale, rame, rami, ramp, rane, rape, rare, real, ream, rean, reap, rear, reim, rein, rely, reny, repl, repr, rial, riel, riem, rier, rile, rima, rime, rimy, rine, ripa, ripe, ryal, ryen, ryme, rype, yair, yale, yali, yamp, yare, yarl, yarm, yarn, yarr, yean, year, yelm, yelp, yeni, yern, yipe, yirm, yirn, yirr, ylem, ymir, ympe
3 Letter Words for Preliminary
aer, ail, aim, ain, air, ale, aln, alp, aly, ame, ami, amp, amy, ane, any, ape, apl, apr, are, arm, arn, arr, ary, aye, ayr, eam, ean, ear, eir, ela, eli, elm, emp, enl, epa, epi, era, ern, err, eyl, eyn, eyr, ile, imi, imp, ipl, ipm, ipr, ira, ire, lai, lam, lan, lap, lar, lay, lea, lei, lem, lep, ler, ley, lie, lim, lin, lip, lir, lnr, lpm, lpn, lye, lym, lyn, mae, mal, man, map, mar, may, mea, mei, mel, men, mer, mia, mil, min, mir, mna, mri, mya, nae, nam, nap, nar, nay, nea, nei, nep, nie, nil, nim, nip, nye, pal, pam, pan, par, pay, pea, pel, pen, per, pia, pie, pil, pin, pir, pli, ply, pre, prn, pry, pya, pye, pyr, rai, ram, ran, rap, ray, rea, rei, rel, rem, rep, ria, rie, rim, rin, rip, rle, rly, rna, rpm, rya, rye, yam, yan, yap, yar, yea, yen, yep, yer, yin, yip
Definitions for Preliminary
[1] preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
[2] something preliminary, as an introductory or preparatory step, measure, contest, etc.: He passed the preliminary and went on to the finals.
[3] a boxing match or other athletic contest that takes place before the main event on the program: A preliminary was fought at 8:00.
[4] a preliminary examination, as of a candidate for an academic degree.
[5] preliminaries, Printing . front matter.
[6] (usually prenominal) occurring before or in preparation; introductory
[7] a preliminary event or occurrence
[8] an eliminating contest held before the main competition
Words related to Preliminary
prior, preparatory, exploratory, opening, primary, trial, fundamental, basic, test, pilot, first, readying, foundation, introduction, preparation, start, initiation, groundwork, preface, preamble
Words nearby Preliminary
prelexical, prelibation, prelim, prelim., preliminaries, preliminary, preliminary sat/national merit qualifying test, prelimit, prelims, prelingually deaf, preliterate
Origin of Preliminary
1650–60; < French prélimin(aire ) and New Latin praelīmin(āris ) (see pre-, liminal) + -ary
Other words from Preliminary
pre·lim·i·nar·i·ly , adverb
Word origin for Preliminary
C17: from New Latin praelīmināris, from Latin prae before + līmen threshold
Synonyms for Preliminary
exploratory, preparatory, prior, basic, first, fundamental, opening, pilot, primary, qualifying, readying, test, trial, elemental, elementary, inductive, initiatory, preceding, precursory, prefatory, preparing, primal