prescribe
VERB
/prɪ'skraɪb/
9 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
prescribe is a valid 9-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1S1C3R1I1B3E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does prescribe mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Issue commands or orders for.
SYNONYMS
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2
(medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription.
“the doctor prescribed steroids for my ear trouble”
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3
Recommend as beneficial.
“my mother prescribes a good night's sleep as the cure for all ills”
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