prescription
NOUNADJECTIVE
/prɪ'skripʃən/
12 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
prescription is a valid 12-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1S1C3R1I1P3T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does prescription mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist.
“he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions.
“I tried to follow her prescription for success”
BROADER
RELATED
3
Written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person.
BROADER
4
Written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient.
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Available only with a doctor's written prescription.
“a prescription drug”
ANTONYMS