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Is prevail a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word prevail is a Scrabble US word. The word prevail is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is prevail a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word prevail is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

P3R1E1V4A1I1L1

Is prevail a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word prevail is a Words With Friends word. The word prevail is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4R1E1V5A1I1L2

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7-letter words (1 found)

PREVAIL,

6-letter words (1 found)

PALIER,

5-letter words (34 found)

AIVER,ALIVE,ARIEL,ERVIL,LAVER,LEPRA,LIVER,LIVRE,PAIRE,PALER,PAREV,PARLE,PARVE,PAVER,PEARL,PERAI,PERIL,PILAE,PILAR,PILEA,PILER,PLIER,PRIAL,RAILE,RAVEL,REPLA,RIVAL,RIVEL,VAIRE,VAPER,VELAR,VILER,VIPER,VIRAL,

4-letter words (73 found)

APER,ARIL,ARLE,AVEL,AVER,EARL,EVIL,ILEA,LAER,LAIR,LARE,LARI,LAVE,LEAP,LEAR,LEIR,LERP,LEVA,LIAR,LIER,LIPA,LIPE,LIRA,LIRE,LIVE,PAIL,PAIR,PALE,PALI,PARE,PAVE,PEAL,PEAR,PELA,PERI,PERV,PIAL,PIER,PILA,PILE,PIRL,PLEA,PLIE,RAIL,RALE,RAPE,RAVE,REAL,REAP,RIAL,RIEL,RILE,RIPE,RIVA,RIVE,VAIL,VAIR,VALE,VALI,VAPE,VARE,VEAL,VEIL,VELA,VERA,VIAE,VIAL,VIER,VILE,VIRE,VIRL,VLEI,VRIL,

3-letter words (41 found)

AIL,AIR,ALE,ALP,APE,ARE,AVE,EAR,ERA,IRE,LAP,LAR,LAV,LEA,LEI,LEP,LEV,LIE,LIP,PAL,PAR,PAV,PEA,PEL,PER,PIA,PIE,PIR,PRE,RAI,RAP,RAV,REI,REP,REV,RIA,RIP,VAE,VAR,VIA,VIE,

2-letter words (13 found)

AE,AI,AL,AR,EA,EL,ER,LA,LI,PA,PE,PI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 164 words from prevail according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of prevail

prevail

Alternative forms

  • prævail, prævaile, prævale (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English prevailen, from Old French prevaler, from Latin praevaleō (“be very able or more able, be superior, prevail”), from prae (“before”) + valeō (“be able or powerful”). Displaced native Old English rīcsian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹɪˈveɪl/
  • Rhymes: -eɪl
  • Hyphenation: pre‧vail

Verb

prevail (third-person singular simple present prevails, present participle prevailing, simple past and past participle prevailed)

  1. (intransitive) To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
  2. (intransitive) To triumph; to be victorious.
  3. (intransitive) To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
  4. (intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing.
  5. (transitive, obsolete) To avail.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • prevalence
  • prevalent

Translations

References

  • “prevail”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “prevail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • pervial

Source: wiktionary.org