Definition of preventives

"preventives" 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

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preventives in Scrabble®

The word preventives 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: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters preventives:

PREVENTIVES
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (31 words)

eeriest, entrees, entries, enviers, evenest, inepter, inverse, inverts, peevers, pensive, present, preteen, prevent, pterins, repents, repines, respite, restive, revives, seepier, serpent, sievert, steepen, steeper, striven, teenier, terpene, terpine, trienes, veneers, versine

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In preventives

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preventives in Words With Friends™

The word preventives 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: 23

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

PREVENTIVES
(333)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (31 words)

eeriest, entrees, entries, enviers, evenest, inepter, inverse, inverts, peevers, pensive, present, preteen, prevent, pterins, repents, repines, respite, restive, revives, seepier, serpent, sievert, steepen, steeper, striven, teenier, terpene, terpine, trienes, veneers, versine

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word preventives

PREVENTIVES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In preventives

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(333)
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Words within the letters of preventives

2 letter words in preventives (7 words)

9 letter words in preventives (1 word)

10 letter words in preventives (1 word)

11 letter words in preventives (1 word)

preventives + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence preventives

Words that start with preventives (1 word)

Words with preventives in them (1 word)

Words that end with preventives (1 word)

Word Growth involving preventives

Shorter words in preventives

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eve even event prevent preventive

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re rev prevent preventive

Longer words containing preventives

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