prefix

prefix is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To put or fix before, or at the beginning of, another thing; as, to prefix a syllable to a word, or a condition to an agreement. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 19 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To put or fix before, or at the beginning of, another thing; as, to prefix a syllable to a word, or a condition to an agreement.
2. transitive verb. To set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently.
3. noun. That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure.
4. noun. an affix that is added in front of the word
5. verb. attach a prefix to

   "prefixed words"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in prefix:

perfix

Common word forms

prefixal, prefixed, prefixes, prefixing, prefixable

Words from these letters

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