PREVENTIONS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PREVENTIONS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
p3r1e1v4e1n1t1i1o1n1s1
PlayablePREVENTIONS · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PREVENTIONS?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.64%
Our own measure of how useful PREVENTIONS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREVENTIONS
No single letter turns PREVENTIONS into another word.
How PREVENTIONS scores
Scrabble p3r1e1v4e1n1t1i1o1n1s1 16
Words with Friends p4r1e1v5e1n2t1i1o1n2s1 20
Face value of the 11 tiles in PREVENTIONS, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREVENTIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PREVENTIONS
prevention15 protensive15 interpones12 pretension12 overspent14 poverties14 inventers12 inventors12 noverints12 reinvents12 veinstone12 entropies11 interpone11 interpose11 penistone11 pensioner11 perniones11 spinneret11 tensioner9 overspin13 overstep13 overtips13 perviest13 pivoters13 prevents13 provines13 sorptive13 sportive13 stepover13 environs11 eversion11 innerves11 inventer11 inventor11 investor11 nerviest11 nervines11 noverint11 overnets11 reinvent11
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Common questions about PREVENTIONS
- Is PREVENTIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREVENTIONS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREVENTIONS worth?
- PREVENTIONS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PREVENTIONS?
- No single letter can be added to PREVENTIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PREVENTIONS:
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