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Prescribing

p 3r 1e 1s 1c 3r 1i 1b 3i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Very common · present participle of prescribe

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does prescribing mean?

verb

  1. issue commands or orders for

    Synonymsorderdictate

  2. recommend as beneficial

    “my mother prescribes a good night's sleep as the cure for all ills”

  3. (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription

    “the doctor prescribed steroids for my ear trouble”

Definitions shown for prescribe, the base form of prescribing.

Is PRESCRIBING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PRESCRIBING worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
p 3r 1e 1s 1c 3r 1i 1b 3i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

23 pts
p 4r 1e 1s 1c 4r 1i 1b 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

22 pts
p 4r 1e 1s 1c 4r 1i 1b 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
p 3r 1e 1s 1c 3r 1i 1b 4i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PRESCRIBING

Hooks for PRESCRIBING

Add one letter to the front or back of PRESCRIBING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

prescribings

Words that end like PRESCRIBING

Common words that share the ending -IBING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

describingsubscribinginscribingtranscribingascribingbribingjibing
All words ending in -IBING

Prescribing: quick answers

Is PRESCRIBING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PRESCRIBING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PRESCRIBING worth?
PRESCRIBING scores 18 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 22 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does prescribing mean?
prescribing is the present participle of prescribe, which means “issue commands or orders for”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PRESCRIBING?
You can make 456 shorter words from PRESCRIBING, such as BESPICING, ESCRIBING, PIERCINGS, PRECISING. See the full list.