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Yes. The word prescriptive is a Scrabble US word. The word prescriptive is worth 21 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word prescriptive is a Scrabble UK word and has 21 points:

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Yes. The word prescriptive is a Words With Friends word. The word prescriptive is worth 25 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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12-letter words (1 found)

PRESCRIPTIVE,

9-letter words (8 found)

PERIPTERS,PRECEPITS,PRECISIVE,PREPRICES,PRESCRIPT,RIVERIEST,TIRRIVEES,TRIPERIES,

8-letter words (41 found)

CREPIEST,CRISPIER,EPICIERS,PEPTISER,PERCEPTS,PERIPTER,PERSPIRE,PERVERTS,PERVIEST,PICRITES,PIERCERS,PRECEPIT,PRECEPTS,PRECIPES,PRECISER,PREPRICE,PREVISIT,PRICIEST,PRIVIEST,RECEIPTS,RECITERS,REPRICES,REPRIVES,RESCRIPT,RESTRIVE,REVERIST,RIPPIERS,RIVERETS,RIVETERS,RIVIERES,SCRIPTER,SERICITE,SERVICER,STRIPIER,STRIPPER,TIRRIVEE,TRIPPERS,TRIPPIER,VERISTIC,VERITIES,VERTICES,

7-letter words (93 found)

CERITES,CREPIER,CRISPER,EPEIRIC,EPICIER,EPICIST,ERISTIC,ETRIERS,PECTISE,PEPTICS,PEPTISE,PERCEPT,PERRIES,PERVERT,PERVIER,PESTIER,PICRITE,PIECERS,PIERCER,PIERCES,PIETIES,PIPERIC,PIPIEST,PITIERS,PRECEPT,PRECIPE,PRECIPS,PRECISE,PRESTER,PREVISE,PRICERS,PRICIER,PRIEVES,PRISERE,PRIVETS,PRIVIER,PRIVIES,RECEIPT,RECEPTS,RECIPES,RECITER,RECITES,REITERS,REIVERS,REPRICE,REPRISE,REPRIVE,RESPECT,RESPIRE,RESPITE,RESTIER,RESTIVE,RETIRES,RETRIES,REVERSI,REVERTS,REVISER,REVISIT,RICIEST,RIEVERS,RIPPERS,RIPPIER,RIVERET,RIVETER,RIVIERE,SCEPTER,SCEPTRE,SCRIEVE,SERVICE,SIEVERT,SPECTER,SPECTRE,SPICIER,SPIRIER,STEPPER,STIEVER,STIVIER,STRIPER,STRIVER,TERRIES,TIERCES,TIPPEES,TIPPERS,TIPPIER,TIPSIER,TRICEPS,TRIPIER,TRIPPER,VERIEST,VERITES,VISITEE,VISITER,VITRICS,

6-letter words (128 found)

CERISE,CERITE,CERRIS,CERTES,CERTIE,CITERS,CITIES,CIVETS,CIVIES,CREEPS,CREPES,CRIERS,CRIPES,EPRISE,ERECTS,ESPIER,ESPRIT,ETRIER,EVERTS,EVICTS,EVITES,ICIEST,PEPTIC,PERCES,PERITI,PERTER,PERVES,PESTER,PETERS,PETRES,PIECER,PIECES,PIERCE,PIERIS,PIERST,PIERTS,PIPERS,PIPETS,PIPIER,PIPITS,PITIER,PITIES,PRECES,PRECIP,PRECIS,PRESET,PREVES,PRICER,PRICES,PRIERS,PRIEST,PRIEVE,PRISER,PRIVET,RECEPT,RECIPE,RECITE,RECITS,REITER,REIVER,REIVES,RERISE,RESECT,RESITE,RESTER,RETIES,RETIRE,REVERS,REVERT,REVEST,REVETS,REVIES,REVISE,RICERS,RICIER,RIEVER,RIEVES,RIPERS,RIPEST,RIPPER,RIVERS,RIVETS,SCREET,SCRIPT,SCRIVE,SECRET,SEPTIC,SERVER,SIPPER,SIPPET,SIRREE,SITREP,SPECIE,SPERRE,SPICER,SPIRIC,SPIRIT,SPRIER,SPRITE,STEPPE,STERIC,STERVE,STIEVE,STIRRE,STIVER,STRIPE,STRIVE,TERCES,TERSER,TIERCE,TIPPEE,TIPPER,TREVIS,TRICEP,TRICES,TRIERS,TRIPES,VERIER,VERIST,VERITE,VERSER,VERSET,VERSTE,VESPER,VIPERS,VISIER,VISITE,VITRIC,

5-letter words (154 found)

CEPES,CERES,CERTS,CESTI,CETES,CIPPI,CIRES,CIRRI,CITER,CITES,CIVES,CIVET,CIVIE,CREEP,CREES,CREPE,CREPS,CREPT,CREST,CRIER,CRIES,CRIPE,CRIPS,CRISE,CRISP,CRITS,EPICS,EPRIS,ERECT,EREVS,ERICS,ESTER,ETICS,EVERT,EVETS,EVICT,EVITE,ICERS,ICIER,IVIES,PEEPS,PEERS,PEISE,PEPSI,PERCE,PERCS,PERES,PERIS,PERPS,PERSE,PERST,PERTS,PERVE,PERVS,PETER,PETRE,PETRI,PIECE,PIERS,PIERT,PIETS,PIPER,PIPES,PIPET,PIPIS,PIPIT,PISTE,PREES,PREPS,PRESE,PREST,PREVE,PRICE,PRIER,PRIES,PRISE,RECIT,RECTI,REEST,REIST,REIVE,REPPS,RESET,RESIT,RETIE,REVET,REVIE,RICER,RICES,RIEVE,RIPER,RIPES,RIPPS,RISER,RITES,RIVER,RIVES,RIVET,SCREE,SCRIP,SEPIC,SERER,SERIC,SERRE,SERVE,SEVER,SIEVE,SIREE,SIVER,SPECT,SPEER,SPEIR,SPICE,SPIER,SPIRE,SPIRT,SPITE,SPREE,SPRIT,STEEP,STEER,STERE,STIPE,STIRE,STIRP,STIVE,STREP,STRIP,TEERS,TERCE,TERES,TERSE,TICES,TIERS,TIPIS,TIRES,TIRRS,TREES,TRICE,TRIER,TRIES,TRIPE,TRIPS,VEEPS,VEERS,VERSE,VERST,VERTS,VICES,VIERS,VIPER,VIRES,VISIE,VISIT,

4-letter words (124 found)

CEES,CEPE,CEPS,CERE,CERT,CETE,CIRE,CIST,CITE,CITS,CIVE,CREE,CRIP,CRIS,CRIT,EPIC,ERES,EREV,ERIC,ERRS,ERST,ETIC,EVER,EVES,EVET,ICER,ICES,IRES,IRIS,ISIT,PECS,PEEP,PEER,PEES,PEPS,PERC,PERE,PERI,PERP,PERT,PERV,PEST,PETS,PICE,PICS,PIER,PIES,PIET,PIPE,PIPI,PIPS,PIRS,PISE,PITS,PREE,PREP,RECS,REES,REIS,REPP,REPS,REST,RETE,RETS,REVS,RICE,RIPE,RIPP,RIPS,RIPT,RISE,RISP,RITE,RITS,RIVE,SECT,SEEP,SEER,SEIR,SEPT,SERE,SERR,SICE,SIPE,SIRE,SIRI,SITE,SPEC,SPET,SPIC,SPIE,SPIT,SPIV,STEP,STIE,STIR,TECS,TEER,TEES,TICE,TICS,TIER,TIES,TIPI,TIPS,TIRE,TIRR,TREE,TRES,TRIE,TRIP,VEEP,VEER,VEES,VERS,VERT,VEST,VETS,VICE,VIER,VIES,VIRE,VISE,VITE,

3-letter words (58 found)

CEE,CEP,CIS,CIT,ERE,ERR,ERS,EST,EVE,ICE,IRE,ITS,PEC,PEE,PEP,PER,PES,PET,PIC,PIE,PIP,PIR,PIS,PIT,PRE,PSI,PST,REC,REE,REI,REP,RES,RET,REV,RIP,RIT,SEC,SEE,SEI,SER,SET,SEV,SIC,SIP,SIR,SIT,SRI,TEC,TEE,TES,TIC,TIE,TIP,TIS,VEE,VET,VIE,VIS,

2-letter words (13 found)

EE,ER,ES,ET,IS,IT,PE,PI,RE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 621 words from prescriptive according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of prescriptive

prescriptive

Alternative forms

  • præscriptive
  • praescriptive

Etymology

From Latin praescriptivus (“relating to a legal exception”), from praescript- (“directed in writing”), from the verb praescribere.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈskɹɪptɪv/
  • Rhymes: -ɪptɪv
  • Hyphenation: pre‧scrip‧tive

Adjective

prescriptive (comparative more prescriptive, superlative most prescriptive)

  1. Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.
    Synonym: normative
    Antonyms: (especially of grammar and usage) descriptive, proscriptive, nonprescriptive

Derived terms

  • prescriptively
  • prescriptiveness
  • prescriptivism
  • prescriptivist
  • prescriptivity
  • prescriptive ethics
  • prescriptive grammar

Related terms

  • prescribe
  • prescription

Translations

French

Adjective

prescriptive

  1. feminine singular of prescriptif

Romanian

Adjective

prescriptive

  1. inflection of prescriptiv:
    1. feminine genitive/dative singular
    2. feminine/neuter plural

Source: wiktionary.org