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Is preventive a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word preventive is a Scrabble US word. The word preventive is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

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Is preventive a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word preventive is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

P3R1E1V4E1N1T1I1V4E1

Is preventive a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word preventive is a Words With Friends word. The word preventive is worth 22 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4R1E1V5E1N2T1I1V5E1

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10-letter words (1 found)

PREVENTIVE,

8-letter words (2 found)

EVENTIVE,PERENTIE,

7-letter words (10 found)

EVENTER,EVERNET,INEPTER,PRETEEN,PREVENE,PREVENT,TEENIER,TERPENE,TERPINE,VETIVER,

6-letter words (32 found)

ENERVE,ENTIRE,ENTREE,ENVIER,ETERNE,EVENER,INVERT,NERITE,NIPTER,PEERIE,PEEVER,PREEVE,PRIEVE,PRIVET,PTERIN,REPENT,REPINE,RETENE,RETINE,REVIVE,TEENER,TRIENE,VEINER,VENEER,VENIRE,VENITE,VENTER,VENTRE,VERITE,VERVEN,VERVET,VIRENT,

5-letter words (50 found)

EERIE,EEVEN,ENTER,ERVEN,EVENT,EVERT,EVITE,INEPT,INERT,INTER,NEIVE,NEPER,NEPIT,NERVE,NEVER,NIEVE,NITER,NITRE,PEEVE,PENIE,PERVE,PETER,PETRE,PETRI,PIERT,PREEN,PRENT,PREVE,PRINT,REEVE,REIVE,RENTE,REPIN,RETIE,REVET,REVIE,RIEVE,RIPEN,RIVEN,RIVET,TEENE,TEPEE,TERNE,TREEN,TRINE,TRIPE,VERVE,VINER,VIPER,VIVER,

4-letter words (63 found)

EEVN,EINE,EPEE,EREV,ERNE,ETEN,EVEN,EVER,EVET,NEEP,NETE,NEVE,NEVI,NITE,PEEN,PEER,PEIN,PENE,PENI,PENT,PERE,PERI,PERN,PERT,PERV,PIER,PIET,PINE,PINT,PIRN,PREE,REEN,REIN,RENT,RETE,RINE,RIPE,RIPT,RITE,RIVE,TEEN,TEER,TEIN,TENE,TERN,TIER,TINE,TIRE,TREE,TRIE,TRIN,TRIP,VEEP,VEER,VEIN,VENT,VERT,VIER,VINE,VINT,VIRE,VITE,VIVE,

3-letter words (39 found)

EEN,ENE,ERE,ERN,EVE,IRE,NEE,NEP,NET,NIE,NIP,NIT,PEE,PEN,PER,PET,PIE,PIN,PIR,PIT,PRE,REE,REI,REN,REP,RET,REV,RIN,RIP,RIT,TEE,TEN,TIE,TIN,TIP,VEE,VET,VIE,VIN,

2-letter words (12 found)

EE,EN,ER,ET,IN,IT,NE,PE,PI,RE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 210 words from preventive according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of preventive

preventive

Alternative forms

  • preventative

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin praeventīvus. Equivalent to prevent +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹɪˈvɛntɪv/

Adjective

preventive (comparative more preventive, superlative most preventive)

  1. Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
  2. Carried out to deter military aggression.
  3. Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
  4. (obsolete) Going before; preceding.

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Noun

preventive (plural preventives)

  1. (dated) A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
  2. (dated) A thing that slows the development of an illness.
  3. A contraceptive, especially a condom.

Synonyms

  • prophylactic

Usage notes

  • Although it is not mandatory, many speakers prefer to use preventive in adjective senses and preventative in noun senses.[1]

Italian

Adjective

preventive

  1. feminine plural of preventivo

Source: wiktionary.org