What does PROHIBITION mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən/
- Letters
- 11
- Scrabble score
- 18
- Words With Friends score
- 20
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
noun
- a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages“in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US”
- a decree that prohibits something
- the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
- refusal to approve or assent to
- the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)“they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
prohibitions19
Anagrams of PROHIBITION
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside PROHIBITION
170 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is PROHIBITION a valid word in word games?
PROHIBITION 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 PROHIBITION worth?
PROHIBITION is worth 18 points with Scrabble letter values and 20 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from PROHIBITION?
170 other words, including TO, IN, IT and ON.