There are 16 words that start with 'preli'.
| prelim | prelife |
| prelims | prelimit |
| prelives | prelimits |
| prelimited | prelibation |
| preliminary | prelimiting |
| preliterary | preliterate |
| prelibations | preliterates |
| preliminaries | preliminarily |
Note: These 16 words that start with 'preli' are found from the USA & Canada version of the tournament Scrabble word list.