What does PREVENT mean?
- Pronunciation
- /prɪˈvɛnt/
- Letters
- 7
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Words With Friends score
- 15
- How common
- Common
Meaning
verb
- keep from happening or arising; make impossible“My sense of tact forbids an honest answer”
- stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state“We must prevent the cancer from spreading”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
prevents13prevented15preventing16
Anagrams of PREVENT
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside PREVENT
55 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is PREVENT a valid word in word games?
PREVENT 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 PREVENT worth?
PREVENT is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from PREVENT?
55 other words, including EVEN, NEVER, EVER and PER.