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Is PREVENTIVE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list PREVENTIVE 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
182210

What does PREVENTIVE mean?

  1. adjectivepreventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
  2. nounremedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
  3. nounany obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

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Hooks for PREVENTIVE

Add a letter to make a new word: PREVENTIVES.

Words inside PREVENTIVE

See all 141 words you can make from PREVENTIVE

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

FAQ

Is PREVENTIVE a Scrabble word?

PREVENTIVE 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 PREVENTIVE worth?

PREVENTIVE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does PREVENTIVE mean?

Preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease.