Is PROHIBITIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROHIBITIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 26 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROHIBITIVELY mean?
- adverb
to a prohibitive degree
“it is prohibitively expensive”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
26
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + H (4) + I (1) + B (3) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 26 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 PROHIBITIVELY
PROHIBITIVELY 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 PROHIBITIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prohibitive21
- prohibit15
- brevity15
- overply15
- pithily15
- poverty15
- privily15
- privity15
- rhyolite14
- virility14
- biotype14
- epiboly14
- potherb14
- probity14
- brothy14
- phytol14
- trophy14
- heliport13
- helotry13
- overtly13
- bothy13
- herby13
- hiply13
- hyper13
- pervy13
- phyle13
- pithy13
- privy13
- blither12
- brothel12
- hoplite12
- liberty12
- overtip12
- philter12
- philtre12
- pithier12
- protyle12
- levity12
- livery12
- livyer12
- overly12
- theory12
- thrive12
- throve12
- verily12
- verity12
- volery12
- blype12
- bevy12
- hype12
- hypo12
- preboil11
- blithe11
- bother11
- bothie11
- ephori11
- hirple11
- obvert11
- ophite11
- peltry11
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