Is PREVENT valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREVENT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PREVENT worth?

PREVENT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PREVENT?

PREVENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

PREVENT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. PREVENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.

p3r1e1v4e1n1t1

PlayablePREVENT · 7 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF

12points in Scrabble

15points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 280,716odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept PREVENT?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 55 / 100

55WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.71

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

6.57%

Our own measure of how useful PREVENT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PREVENT

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

prevents13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PREVENT scores

Scrabble p3r1e1v4e1n1t1 12

Words with Friends p4r1e1v5e1n2t1 15

Face value of the 7 tiles in PREVENT, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
r	1	6
e	2	12
v	1	2
n	1	6
t	1	6

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.

Words starting with PREVENT

21 longer words begin with PREVENT.

Shorter words from the letters in PREVENT

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Common questions about PREVENT

Is PREVENT valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREVENT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PREVENT worth?: PREVENT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PREVENT?: PREVENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PREVENT:

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