preventive

NOUNADJECTIVE /prɪ'vɛntɪv/

10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

preventive is a valid 10-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

P3R1E1V4E1N1T1I1V4E1

3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =18 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54

MEANING

What does preventive mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES

An agent or device intended to prevent conception.

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NARROWER

Remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease.

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BROADER

Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome.

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ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES

Preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease.

“preventive medicine”

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SIMILAR

Tending to prevent or hinder.

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