p 3 r 1 e 1 o 1 p 3 e 1 r 1 a 1 t 1 i 1 v 4 e 1
12 letters · 19 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adjective happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English operative English preoperative From pre- + operative.
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Words from these letters
- reapprove 16
- approver 15
- evaporite 14
- operative 14
- privateer 14
- approve 14
- prepave 14
- papeterie 13
- overpert 13
- overripe 13
- privater 13
- reprieve 13