prompt
VERBNOUNADJECTIVE
/prɑmpt/
6 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH P
prompt is a valid 6-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1O1M3P3T1
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does prompt mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Give an incentive for action.
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Assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned.
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3
Serve as the inciting cause of.
“She prompted me to call my relatives”
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NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command.
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A cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken).
“the audience could hear his prompting”
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ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Performed with little or no delay.
“a prompt reply”
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2
According to schedule or without delay; on time.
“the train is prompt”
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3
Ready and willing or quick to act.
“she is always prompt to help her friends”
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