prevent
VERB
/prɪ'vɛnt/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
prevent is a valid 7-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1V4E1N1T1
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does prevent mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state.
“We must prevent the cancer from spreading”
SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
NARROWER
RELATED
2
Keep from happening or arising; make impossible.
SYNONYMS
NARROWER
RELATED