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Definition of preventative

"preventative" in the noun sense

1. preventive, preventative, prophylactic

remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease

"the doctor recommended several preventatives"

2. hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference

any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

3. contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device

an agent or device intended to prevent conception

"preventative" in the adjective sense

1. preventive, preventative

tending to prevent or hinder

2. preventive, preventative, prophylactic

preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

"preventive medicine"

"vaccines are prophylactic"

"a prophylactic drug"

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preventative in Scrabble®

The word preventative is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters preventative:

PREVENTATIVE

(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (26 words)

arenite, entreat, evitate, inepter, iterate, nattier, nitrate, painter, patient, pattern, peatier, pertain, pettier, preteen, prevent, private, repaint, teenier, tentier, ternate, terpene, terpine, trainee, triaene, triptan, veteran

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preventative in Words With Friends™

The word preventative is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 24

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters preventative:

PREVENTATIVE

(342)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (26 words)

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word preventative

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REVIVE

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Words within the letters of preventative

2 letter words in preventative (12 words)

ai an ar at en in it pa pe pi re ta

3 letter words in preventative (50 words)

air ant ape apt are art ate ear eat era eta eve ire nap net nip nit pan par pat pea pen per pet pie pin pit ran rap rat rev rip tan tap tar tav tea tee ten tet tie tin tip van vat vav vee vet via vie

4 letter words in preventative (69 words)

5 letter words in preventative (59 words)

6 letter words in preventative (44 words)

7 letter words in preventative (26 words)

arenite entreat evitate inepter iterate nattier nitrate painter patient pattern peatier pertain pettier preteen prevent private repaint teenier tentier ternate terpene terpine trainee triaene triptan veteran

8 letter words in preventative (5 words)

avertive enervate tetraene triptane venerate

9 letter words in preventative (3 words)

patienter penetrate retentive

10 letter words in preventative (5 words)

enervative entreative inveterate preventive venerative

11 letter words in preventative (1 word)

penetrative

12 letter words in preventative (1 word)

preventative

preventative + 1 blank (1 word)

preventatives

preventative + 2 blanks (1 word)

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Words containing the sequence preventative

Words that start with preventative (3 words)

preventative preventatively preventatives

Words with preventative in them (1 word)

preventative

Words that end with preventative (1 word)

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Word Growth involving preventative

Shorter words in preventative

en even event prevent

eve even event prevent

en vent event prevent

re rev prevent

Longer words containing preventative

preventatively

preventatives