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Preventer

p 3r 1e 1v 4e 1n 1t 1e 1r 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Uncommon · form of prevent

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

What does preventer mean?

verb

  1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible

    “My sense of tact forbids an honest answer”

    Synonymsforestallforecloseprecludeforbid

  2. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

    “We must prevent the cancer from spreading”

    Synonymskeep

Definitions shown for prevent, the base form of preventer.

Is PREVENTER 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 PREVENTER worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
p 3r 1e 1v 4e 1n 1t 1e 1r 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
p 4r 1e 1v 5e 1n 2t 1e 1r 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
p 4r 1e 1v 4e 1n 1t 1e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
p 3r 1e 1v 6e 1n 1t 1e 1r 1

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

Words from the letters in PREVENTER

Hooks for PREVENTER

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

preventers

Words that end like PREVENTER

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

carpenterdissenterpresenterrecentersilenterenterimplementer
All words ending in -ENTER

Preventer: quick answers

Is PREVENTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PREVENTER is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PREVENTER worth?
PREVENTER scores 14 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does preventer mean?
preventer is related to prevent, which means “keep from happening or arising”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PREVENTER?
You can make 119 shorter words from PREVENTER, such as PERVERT, PREVENE, PREVENT, PEEVER. See the full list.