What does PROMPT mean?
- Pronunciation
- /prɑmpt/
- Letters
- 6
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Words With Friends score
- 15
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
verb
- give an incentive for action“This moved me to sacrifice my career”
- serve as the inciting cause of“She prompted me to call my relatives”
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
adjective
- according to schedule or without delay; on time“the train is prompt”
- ready and willing or quick to act“she is always prompt to help her friends”
- performed with little or no delay“an immediate reply to my letter”
noun
- a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)“the audience could hear his prompting”
- (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
prompts13prompted15promptest15
Anagrams of PROMPT
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside PROMPT
27 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is PROMPT a valid word in word games?
PROMPT 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 PROMPT worth?
PROMPT 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 PROMPT?
27 other words, including TO, OR, TOP and PRO.