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Is PREVENT a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list PREVENT is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
12157

What does PREVENT mean?

  1. verbkeep from happening or arising; make impossible
  2. verbstop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for PREVENT

Add a letter to make a new word: PREVENTS.

Words inside PREVENT

See all 56 words you can make from PREVENT

Similar word lists

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up PREVENT in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is PREVENT a Scrabble word?

PREVENT is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is PREVENT worth?

PREVENT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does PREVENT mean?

Keep from happening or arising; make impossible.