9 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
adjective serving as an introduction or preface
originFrom Medieval Latin *praefator + -ory (“agent”), from Medieval Latin prefatia (whence preface), for classical Latin praefatio (“a saying beforehand”) – see preface for details. Note that this is borrowed from Latin, not derived in English from preface, as in occasional misspelling *prefecatory.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0