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Is prevent a Scrabble word?

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

P3R1E1V4E1N1T1

Is prevent a Scrabble UK word?

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

P3R1E1V4E1N1T1

Is prevent a Words With Friends word?

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

P4R1E1V5E1N2T1

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7-letter words (1 found)

PREVENT,

6-letter words (3 found)

REPENT,VENTER,VENTRE,

5-letter words (17 found)

ENTER,ERVEN,EVENT,EVERT,NEPER,NERVE,NEVER,PERVE,PETER,PETRE,PREEN,PRENT,PREVE,RENTE,REVET,TERNE,TREEN,

4-letter words (31 found)

EEVN,EREV,ERNE,ETEN,EVEN,EVER,EVET,NEEP,NETE,NEVE,PEEN,PEER,PENE,PENT,PERE,PERN,PERT,PERV,PREE,REEN,RENT,RETE,TEEN,TEER,TENE,TERN,TREE,VEEP,VEER,VENT,VERT,

3-letter words (22 found)

EEN,ENE,ERE,ERN,EVE,NEE,NEP,NET,PEE,PEN,PER,PET,PRE,REE,REN,REP,RET,REV,TEE,TEN,VEE,VET,

2-letter words (8 found)

EE,EN,ER,ET,NE,PE,RE,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 83 words from prevent according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of prevent

prevent

Alternative forms

  • prævent (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English preventen (“anticipate”), from Latin praeventus, perfect passive participle of praeveniō (“I anticipate”), from prae (“before”) + veniō (“I come”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹɪˈvɛnt/
  • (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /pɹəˈvɛnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt
  • Hyphenation: pre‧vent

Verb

prevent (third-person singular simple present prevents, present participle preventing, simple past and past participle prevented)

  1. (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]
  2. (intransitive, now rare) To take preventative measures. [from 16th c.]
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To come before; to precede. [16th–18th c.]
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To outdo, surpass. [16th–17th c.]
  5. (obsolete, transitive) To be beforehand with; to anticipate.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:hinder

Derived terms

  • prevent defense
  • preventative
  • prevention
  • preventive

Translations

References

  • “prevent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Source: wiktionary.org