prohibition
NOUN
/,proʊə'bɪʃən/
11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
prohibition is a valid 11-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
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P3R1O1H4I1B3I1T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does prohibition mean?
NOUN · 5 SENSES
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The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment.
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A decree that prohibits something.
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The action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof).
“they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter”
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A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages.
“in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US”
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Refusal to approve or assent to.
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