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Yes. The word precaution is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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10-letter words (1 found)

PRECAUTION,

9-letter words (6 found)

AUTOCRINE,CAUTIONER,COINTREAU,EPURATION,RECAPTION,RECAUTION,

8-letter words (29 found)

ACTIONER,ACUPOINT,ANORETIC,ANURETIC,APOCRINE,APORETIC,ATROPINE,CAPONIER,COPARENT,COURANTE,CREATION,CURATION,ENTROPIC,ERUPTION,EUTROPIC,INCEPTOR,NEUROTIC,NOCTURIA,OPERATIC,OUTCAPER,OUTPRICE,OUTRANCE,PAINTURE,PORTANCE,PRETONIC,PROCAINE,REACTION,UNEROTIC,UNPOETIC,

7-letter words (94 found)

ACONITE,ANOETIC,APNOEIC,APRICOT,APROTIC,ATROPIN,AUCTION,AUTOPEN,CANTIER,CANTRIP,CAPRINE,CAPTION,CAPTURE,CAROTIN,CAUTION,CENTAUR,CERATIN,CERTAIN,COENURI,COINTER,CORNUTE,CORTINA,COUNTER,COURANT,CREATIN,CRINATE,CUPRITE,CURTAIN,ECTOPIA,ENACTOR,ENTOPIC,EROTICA,INAPTER,NACRITE,NEPOTIC,NOTAIRE,NOTICER,NOURICE,OPERANT,OPUNTIA,OTARINE,OUTEARN,OUTPACE,OUTRACE,PACTION,PAEONIC,PAINTER,PARETIC,PAROTIC,PATONCE,PATRICO,PERICON,PERTAIN,PETUNIA,PICANTE,PICRATE,PICTURE,POINTER,PONCEAU,PONCIER,PORCINE,POUNCER,POUNCET,POUTIER,POUTINE,PRAUNCE,PRONATE,PROTEAN,PROTEIN,PTERION,PTEROIC,PURANIC,PURITAN,RAINOUT,RECOUNT,RECTION,REPAINT,REPOINT,REPUNIT,ROUTINE,RUCTION,RUINATE,TACRINE,TAURINE,TROPINE,TROUNCE,TUNICAE,TURACIN,UNCRATE,UNTRACE,UPTRAIN,URANITE,URINATE,UTOPIAN,

6-letter words (194 found)

ACETIN,ACTION,ACTURE,ACUTER,AEONIC,AIRCON,ANETIC,ANICUT,ANURIC,AORTIC,APERCU,APNEIC,AROINT,ARPENT,ATONER,ATONIC,ATOPIC,AUNTER,AUNTIE,CANIER,CANOER,CANTER,CANTOR,CAPOTE,CAPTOR,CARNET,CARNIE,CARPET,CARTON,CARTOP,CATION,CATNEP,CATNIP,CAUTER,CENTAI,CENTRA,CITRON,COATER,COINER,CONTRA,CONURE,COPIER,COPITA,COPTER,CORNEA,CORNET,CORNUA,CORTIN,COTEAU,COUPER,COURIE,COUTER,CRATON,CREANT,CREPON,CRETIN,CRIANT,CRONET,CROUPE,CROUTE,CUATRO,CUITER,CURATE,CURIAE,CURIET,CURITE,EARCON,ECONUT,ENATIC,ENRAPT,ENTRAP,EROTIC,EUCAIN,INCEPT,INPOUR,NATURE,NAUTIC,NECTAR,NIPTER,NOCTUA,NOETIC,NORITE,NOTICE,NUTRIA,OATIER,OCTANE,OPIATE,ORCEIN,ORCINE,ORIENT,ORNATE,ORPINE,OUTRAN,PACIER,PANIER,PANTER,PANTIE,PARENT,PARTON,PATINE,PATRON,PAUNCE,PEANUT,PECTIN,PEINCT,PERNIO,PICARO,PICOTE,PINCER,PINETA,PIONER,PIRATE,POETIC,POINTE,PONTIC,PONTIE,PORINA,POUNCE,POURIE,POUTER,PRANCE,PRATIE,PREACT,PRECUT,PRINCE,PROINE,PROTEA,PROTEI,PRUINA,PRUINE,PTERIA,PTERIN,PUNCTA,PUNCTO,PUNIER,PUNTER,PURINE,RACINO,RAPINE,RATINE,RATION,RECANT,RECOAT,RECOIN,RECOUP,RETAIN,RETINA,ROUNCE,ROUPET,ROUPIT,TANREC,TARPON,TAUPIE,TAURIC,TEACUP,TENOUR,TEOPAN,TERCIO,TIPUNA,TOECAP,TONIER,TOUCAN,TOUPIE,TOURIE,TRANCE,TREPAN,TRICEP,TRIUNE,TROPIC,TROPIN,TROUPE,TUNICA,TUNIER,TURACO,TURION,TURNIP,UNCAPE,UNCART,UNCATE,UNCIAE,UNCOER,UNCOPE,UNITER,UNRIPE,UNROPE,UPRATE,UPTEAR,UPTORE,UPTORN,URANIC,URATIC,URETIC,URTICA,UTOPIA,

5-letter words (257 found)

ACORN,ACTIN,ACTON,ACTOR,ACUTE,ANTIC,ANTRE,APERT,APORT,APRON,APTER,AREIC,ARIOT,ARNUT,ARPEN,ARTIC,ATONE,ATRIP,AUREI,AURIC,CAIRN,CANER,CANOE,CANTO,CAPER,CAPON,CAPOT,CAPRI,CAPUT,CARET,CARON,CARPI,CARTE,CATER,CAURI,CENTO,CENTU,CERIA,CITER,COAPT,COATE,COATI,CONIA,CONTE,COPEN,COPER,COPRA,CORIA,CORNI,CORNU,COTAN,COUNT,COUPE,COURE,COURT,COUTA,CRANE,CRAPE,CRATE,CRENA,CREPT,CRINE,CRIPE,CRONE,CROUP,CROUT,CRUET,CUNEI,CUNIT,CURAT,CURET,CURIA,CURIE,CURIO,CUTER,CUTIE,CUTIN,EARNT,ENACT,ENIAC,ENTIA,EPACT,ERICA,ERUCT,ERUPT,INAPT,INCUR,INCUT,INEPT,INERT,INPUT,INTER,INTRA,INTRO,INURE,IRATE,IRONE,NACRE,NAIRU,NARCO,NARIC,NEPIT,NETOP,NICER,NITER,NITRE,NITRO,NORIA,NOTER,OATEN,OATER,OCEAN,OCREA,OCTAN,ONCER,ONCET,ONTIC,OPERA,OPINE,OPTER,OPTIC,ORANT,ORATE,ORCIN,ORPIN,OUNCE,OURIE,OUTER,OUTRE,PACER,PAEON,PAINT,PAIRE,PANCE,PANIC,PANTO,PAREN,PAREO,PAREU,PARTI,PATEN,PATER,PATIN,PATIO,PEART,PECAN,PERAI,PETAR,PETRI,PIANO,PICOT,PICRA,PIERT,PIETA,PINOT,PINTA,PINTO,PITON,POINT,PONCE,PORAE,PORIN,PORTA,POTAE,POTIN,PRATE,PRENT,PREON,PRICE,PRINT,PRION,PROIN,PRONE,PRUNE,PRUNT,PRUTA,PUCAN,PUCER,PUNCE,PUNTO,PURIN,PUTON,RACON,RAINE,RANCE,RATIO,RAUPO,REACT,RECAP,RECIT,RECON,RECTA,RECTI,RECTO,RECUT,REPIN,REPOT,RETIA,RIANT,RIPEN,ROATE,RONTE,ROTAN,ROUEN,ROUTE,RUNIC,RUPIA,RUTIN,TAPEN,TAPER,TAPIR,TAROC,TAUON,TAUPE,TENIA,TENOR,TERAI,TINEA,TONER,TONIC,TOPER,TOPIC,TORAN,TORIC,TRACE,TRAIN,TRAPE,TRIAC,TRICE,TRINE,TRIPE,TRONA,TRONC,TRONE,TROPE,TRUCE,TUINA,TUNER,TUNIC,UNAPT,UNCAP,UNCIA,UNICA,UNITE,UNRIP,UNTIE,UPRAN,UPTER,UPTIE,URAEI,URATE,UREIC,URENA,URENT,URINE,URITE,UTERI,

4-letter words (263 found)

ACER,ACNE,ACRE,ACRO,AEON,AERO,AINE,AIRN,AIRT,AITU,ANCE,ANTE,ANTI,APER,ARCO,ARET,ARTI,ATOC,ATOP,AUNE,AUNT,AUTO,CAIN,CANE,CANT,CAPE,CAPI,CAPO,CARE,CARN,CARP,CART,CATE,CAUP,CENT,CERO,CERT,CIAO,CINE,CION,CIRE,CITE,CITO,COAT,COIN,COIR,COIT,CONE,CONI,COPE,CORE,CORN,COTE,COUP,COUR,CRAN,CRAP,CRIA,CRIP,CRIT,CRON,CROP,CRUE,CUIT,CUNT,CURE,CURN,CURT,CUTE,EARN,ECRU,EINA,EOAN,EPIC,ERIC,ETIC,ETNA,ETUI,EUOI,EURO,ICER,ICON,INRO,INTO,IOTA,IRON,IURE,NAOI,NAPE,NARC,NARE,NEAP,NEAR,NEAT,NICE,NIPA,NITE,NOIR,NOPE,NORI,NOTA,NOTE,NOUP,NOUT,OCTA,OINT,ONCE,ONER,ONIE,OPEN,ORCA,OTIC,OUPA,OURN,OUTA,PACE,PACO,PACT,PAIN,PAIR,PANE,PANT,PARE,PART,PATE,PATU,PEAN,PEAR,PEAT,PEIN,PENI,PENT,PEON,PERC,PERI,PERN,PERT,PIAN,PICA,PICE,PIER,PIET,PINA,PINE,PINT,PION,PIRN,PITA,POET,PONE,PONT,PORE,PORN,PORT,POTE,POUR,POUT,PRAO,PRAT,PRAU,PROA,PTUI,PUCE,PUER,PUIR,PUNA,PUNT,PURE,PURI,RACE,RAIN,RAIT,RANI,RANT,RAPE,RAPT,RATE,RATO,RATU,RAUN,REAN,REAP,REIN,RENO,RENT,REPO,RICE,RINE,RIOT,RIPE,RIPT,RITE,ROAN,ROIN,RONE,RONT,ROPE,ROTA,ROTE,ROTI,ROUE,ROUP,ROUT,RUIN,RUNE,RUNT,TACE,TACO,TAIN,TANE,TAPE,TAPU,TARE,TARN,TARO,TARP,TEAR,TEIN,TEPA,TERN,TIAN,TIAR,TICE,TIER,TINA,TINE,TIRE,TIRO,TOEA,TONE,TOPE,TOPI,TORA,TORC,TORE,TORI,TORN,TOUN,TOUR,TRAP,TRIE,TRIN,TRIO,TRIP,TRON,TROP,TROU,TRUE,TUAN,TUNA,TUNE,TURN,UNAI,UNCE,UNCI,UNCO,UNIT,UNTO,UPON,UPTA,URAO,UREA,URIC,

3-letter words (145 found)

ACE,ACT,AIN,AIR,AIT,ANE,ANI,ANT,APE,APO,APT,ARC,ARE,ART,ATE,AUE,CAN,CAP,CAR,CAT,CEP,CIT,CON,COP,COR,COT,CRU,CUE,CUP,CUR,CUT,EAN,EAR,EAT,EAU,ECO,ECU,EON,ERA,ERN,ETA,ICE,ION,IRE,ITA,NAE,NAP,NAT,NEP,NET,NIE,NIP,NIT,NOR,NOT,NUR,NUT,OAR,OAT,OCA,ONE,OPA,OPE,OPT,ORA,ORC,ORE,ORT,OUP,OUR,OUT,PAC,PAN,PAR,PAT,PEA,PEC,PEN,PER,PET,PIA,PIC,PIE,PIN,PIR,PIT,PIU,POA,POI,POT,PRE,PRO,PUN,PUR,PUT,RAI,RAN,RAP,RAT,REC,REI,REN,REO,REP,RET,RIA,RIN,RIP,RIT,ROC,ROE,ROT,RUC,RUE,RUN,RUT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAP,TAR,TAU,TEA,TEC,TEN,TIC,TIE,TIN,TIP,TOC,TOE,TON,TOP,TOR,TUI,TUN,TUP,UNI,UPO,URE,URN,URP,UTA,UTE,

2-letter words (35 found)

AE,AI,AN,AR,AT,EA,EN,ER,ET,IN,IO,IT,NA,NE,NO,NU,OE,OI,ON,OP,OR,OU,PA,PE,PI,PO,RE,TA,TE,TI,TO,UN,UP,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 1025 words from precaution according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of precaution

precaution

Etymology

From French précaution, Latin praecautio, from praecavere, praecautum (“to guard against beforehand”); prae (“before”) + cavere (“be on one's guard”). See pre-, and caution.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹiːˈkɔːʃən/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹiːˈkɔː.ʃən/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /pɹiːˈkɔ.ʃən/
  • (cot–caught merger, Inland Northern American) IPA(key): /pɹiːˈkɑ.ʃən/, [pɹiːˈkɑ.ʃn̩], /pɹɪˈkɑ.ʃən/, [pɹɪˈkɑ.ʃn̩]
  • Hyphenation: pre‧cau‧tion

Noun

precaution (countable and uncountable, plural precautions)

  1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good
    • July 2, 1826, John Henry Newman, The Philosophical Temper, First Enjoined by the Gospel
      The ancient philosophers treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution.
  2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
    to take precautions against risks of accident

Derived terms

  • precautionary

Translations

See also

  • prevention

Verb

precaution (third-person singular simple present precautions, present participle precautioning, simple past and past participle precautioned)

  1. (transitive) To warn or caution beforehand.
  2. (transitive, rare) To take precaution against.

Translations

Anagrams

  • preauction, unoperatic

Source: wiktionary.org