What does PREVALENCE mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˈprɛvələns/
- Letters
- 10
- Scrabble score
- 17
- Words With Friends score
- 22
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
noun
- the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread“he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future”
- (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population
- a superiority in numbers or amount“a preponderance of evidence against the defendant”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
prevalences18
Anagrams of PREVALENCE
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside PREVALENCE
244 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is PREVALENCE a valid word in word games?
PREVALENCE 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 PREVALENCE worth?
PREVALENCE is worth 17 points with Scrabble letter values and 22 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from PREVALENCE?
244 other words, including ARE, AN, CAN and EVEN.