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PROPHYLAXES
✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓
SOWPODS ✓
ENABLE1 ✓
Classic
11
pts
Big
11
pts
Super Big
22
pts
PROPHYLAXES is a valid 11-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 22 in Super Big Boggle.
PROPHYLAXES root PROPHYLAXIS
Word family
noun
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countableuncountableThe prevention of, or the protective treatment for, disease.
- The role of statins in prophylaxis for cardiovascular disease is well supported by the medical literature.
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countablesometimesspecificallyuncountableThe cleaning of a patient's teeth.
- We did his semiannual prophylaxis today, and his teeth and gums were found to be healthy.
- countablesometimesspecificallyuncountableProtective measures against acquiring a sexually transmitted disease.
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broadlycountableuncountableAction that works to prevent some bad outcome.
- The central bankers viewed these moves as prophylaxis against inflation.
- broadlycountableuncountableA move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.