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Is prevention a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word prevention is a Scrabble US word. The word prevention is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is prevention a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word prevention is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

P3R1E1V4E1N1T1I1O1N1

Is prevention a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word prevention is a Words With Friends word. The word prevention is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

PREVENTION,

9-letter words (1 found)

INTERPONE,

8-letter words (4 found)

INVENTER,INVENTOR,NOVERINT,REINVENT,

7-letter words (28 found)

ENPRINT,ENRIVEN,ENTERON,ENVIRON,INEPTER,INNERVE,INTERNE,INTONER,NERVINE,NOINTER,OVERNET,OVERTIP,PEREION,PERONEI,PIONEER,PIVOTER,POINTER,PONTINE,PREVENT,PROTEIN,PROVINE,PTERION,REPOINT,TENONER,TERNION,TERPINE,TROPINE,VINTNER,

6-letter words (61 found)

ENTIRE,ENVIER,ENVIRO,INTERN,INTONE,INTRON,INVENT,INVERT,NERINE,NERITE,NIENTE,NIPTER,NORITE,OPENER,ORIENT,ORPINE,PENNER,PEREON,PERNIO,PERONE,PINENE,PINNER,PINNET,PIONER,POINTE,PONENT,PONTIE,POTEEN,PRIEVE,PRIVET,PROINE,PROTEI,PROVEN,PTERIN,RENNET,RENVOI,REOPEN,REPENT,REPINE,REPONE,RETINE,REVOTE,RONNIE,TENNER,TENPIN,TINNER,TOEIER,TONIER,TONNER,TRIENE,TROPIN,VEINER,VENINE,VENIRE,VENITE,VENTER,VENTRE,VERITE,VETOER,VIRENT,VOTEEN,

5-letter words (96 found)

ENTER,ENVOI,ERVEN,EVENT,EVERT,EVITE,INEPT,INERT,INNER,INTER,INTRO,IRONE,NEIVE,NEPER,NEPIT,NERVE,NETOP,NEVER,NIEVE,NINER,NITER,NITON,NITRE,NITRO,NOINT,NONET,NOTER,OPINE,OPTER,ORPIN,OVERT,OVINE,PENIE,PENNE,PENNI,PERVE,PERVO,PETER,PETRE,PETRI,PIERT,PINON,PINOT,PINTO,PITON,PIVOT,POINT,PORIN,POTIN,PREEN,PRENT,PREON,PREVE,PRINT,PRION,PROIN,PRONE,PROVE,REIVE,RENIN,RENNE,RENTE,REPIN,REPOT,RETIE,REVET,REVIE,RIEVE,RIPEN,RIVEN,RIVET,RONIN,RONNE,RONTE,ROVEN,TENNE,TENNO,TENON,TENOR,TERNE,TONER,TONNE,TOPEE,TOPER,TREEN,TRINE,TRIPE,TRONE,TROPE,TROVE,VENIN,VINER,VIPER,VIREO,VITRO,VOTER,

4-letter words (115 found)

EEVN,EINE,EREV,ERNE,ETEN,EVEN,EVER,EVET,EVOE,INRO,INTO,IRON,NEEP,NENE,NEON,NETE,NEVE,NEVI,NINE,NITE,NOIR,NONE,NONI,NOPE,NORI,NOTE,OINT,ONER,ONIE,OPEN,OVEN,OVER,PEEN,PEER,PEIN,PENE,PENI,PENT,PEON,PERE,PERI,PERN,PERT,PERV,PIER,PIET,PINE,PINT,PION,PIRN,POET,PONE,PONT,PORE,PORN,PORT,POTE,PREE,REEN,REIN,RENO,RENT,REPO,RETE,RINE,RIOT,RIPE,RIPT,RITE,RIVE,RIVO,ROIN,RONE,RONT,ROPE,ROTE,ROTI,ROVE,TEEN,TEER,TEIN,TENE,TERN,TIER,TINE,TIRE,TIRO,TONE,TOPE,TOPI,TORE,TORI,TORN,TREE,TRIE,TRIN,TRIO,TRIP,TRON,TROP,VEEP,VEER,VEIN,VENT,VERT,VETO,VIER,VINE,VINO,VINT,VIRE,VITE,VOIP,VOTE,VROT,

3-letter words (63 found)

EEN,ENE,EON,ERE,ERN,EVE,EVO,INN,ION,IRE,NEE,NEP,NET,NIE,NIP,NIT,NON,NOR,NOT,ONE,OPE,OPT,ORE,ORT,PEE,PEN,PER,PET,PIE,PIN,PIR,PIT,POI,POT,PRE,PRO,REE,REI,REN,REO,REP,RET,REV,RIN,RIP,RIT,ROE,ROT,TEE,TEN,TIE,TIN,TIP,TOE,TON,TOP,TOR,VEE,VET,VIE,VIN,VOE,VOR,

2-letter words (21 found)

EE,EN,ER,ET,IN,IO,IT,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OP,OR,PE,PI,PO,RE,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 391 words from prevention according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of prevention

prevention

Etymology

From Middle English prevencion, from Medieval Latin prēventiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/

Noun

prevention (countable and uncountable, plural preventions)

  1. The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
  2. (medicine) Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
  3. (obsolete) The act of going, or state of being, before.
  4. (obsolete) Anticipation; especially, anticipation of needs, wishes, hazards and risks
  5. precaution; forethought.
    • 1659, Henry Hammond, A Paraphrase and Annotations upon All the Books of the New Testament, London: Richard Davis, The Gospel according to S. LUKE, Chapter 14, verse 3, p. 238,[1]
      And Jesus […] by way of prevention asked a question of the Doctors of the law and Pharisees that were present, saying, Is the working of a cure on a sick man a thing forbidden, and so unlawfull to be done upon a sabbath day?

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • pervention, provenient

Finnish

Noun

prevention

  1. genitive singular of preventio

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