What does PRESCRIPTION mean?
- Pronunciation
- /prəˈskrɪpʃən/
- Letters
- 12
- Scrabble score
- 18
- Words With Friends score
- 22
- How common
- Common
Meaning
noun
- directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions“I tried to follow her prescription for success”
- a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist“he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly”
- written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
- written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient
adjective
- available only with a doctor's written prescription“a prescription drug”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
prescriptions19
Anagrams of PRESCRIPTION
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside PRESCRIPTION
896 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is PRESCRIPTION a valid word in word games?
PRESCRIPTION is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is PRESCRIPTION worth?
PRESCRIPTION is worth 18 points with Scrabble letter values and 22 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from PRESCRIPTION?
896 other words, including TO, IN, IS and IT.