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.

SCRABBLE 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.

2

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.

2

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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