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prohibit

/pɹəˈhɪbɪt/•verb

Prohibit commonly means to command against.

1 meaning8 lettersScrabble 15

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

BIT

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “PROHIBIT” Mean?

/pɹəˈhɪbɪt/

prohibit has 1 documented sense across verb.

Verb

1 sense

command against

“I forbid you to call me late at night”

“Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store”

“Dad nixed our plans”

“Sam and Sue prohibit the movie”

Synonyms

forbid interdict proscribe veto disallow nix

Synonyms for PROHIBIT

forbid interdict proscribe veto disallow nix

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word prohibit with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

command against

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

P, R, O, H, I, B, I, T

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for prohibit.

PROHIBIT is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 15.

It starts with P and ends with T.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 38%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFEG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCVCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using prohibit in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

PROHIBIT has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

PROHIBIT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

PROHIBIT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

PROHIBIT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside prohibit.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFEG

CV Pattern

CCVCVCVC

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

PR, RO, OH, HI, IB, BI, IT

Trigrams

PRO, ROH, OHI, HIB, IBI, BIT

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for prohibit.

PROHIBIT is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

It starts with P and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCVCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.