Scrabble & Words with friends points
- prevents is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
- prevents is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
- prevents is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16
Definition of prevents
- stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state (verb)
Examples
- We must prevent the cancer from spreading
Synonyms
- keep
- keep from happening or arising; make impossible (verb)
Synonyms
- forbid
- foreclose
- forestall
- preclude
See definition of prevents in Merriam Webster