Is PROHIBITIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROHIBITIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROHIBITIONS mean?
Prohibitions is a form of PROHIBITION.
- noun
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
“in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US”
- noun
a decree that prohibits something
- noun
the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
- noun
refusal to approve or assent to
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 12
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + H (4) + I (1) + B (3) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PROHIBITIONS
PROHIBITIONS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PROHIBITIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prohibition18
- prohibits16
- inhibitors15
- prohibit15
- inhibitor14
- inhibits13
- photinos13
- bishop13
- boorish12
- brinish12
- inhibit12
- photino12
- photons12
- poorish12
- hornitos11
- rhinitis11
- probits11
- bhoots11
- births11
- booths11
- borsht11
- briths11
- broths11
- phonos11
- photon11
- photos11
- pithoi11
- pithos11
- pothos11
- siphon11
- thorps11
- thrips11
- throbs11
- biotrons10
- inspirit10
- portions10
- position10
- positron10
- sorption10
- hornist10
- hornito10
- noirish10
- thorons10
- probit10
- bhoot10
- birth10
- bohos10
- booth10
- brith10
- broth10
- hobos10
- hoops10
- phono10
- phons10
- photo10
- phots10
- piths10
- poohs10
- thorp10
- thrip10
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