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Prevents

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

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of prevent

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

What does prevents 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 prevents.

Is PREVENTS 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 PREVENTS worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
p 3r 1e 1v 4e 1n 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
p 4r 1e 1v 5e 1n 2t 1s 1

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
p 3r 1e 1v 6e 1n 1t 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PREVENTS

Words that end like PREVENTS

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

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All words ending in -ENTS

Prevents: quick answers

Is PREVENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PREVENTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PREVENTS worth?
PREVENTS scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does prevents mean?
prevents is the third-person singular form of 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 PREVENTS?
You can make 224 shorter words from PREVENTS, such as PREVENT, PERVES, PREVES, VESPER. See the full list.