486 words come out when you unscramble PROTECTIONISM, starting with PROTECTIONISM itself: 19 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. COMPETITIONS is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. The 13 letters split into 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PROTECTIONISM by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 5 with 11, 27 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
Just 1 of the 12-letter words in PROTECTIONISM: COMPETITIONS, for 18 points.
Among the 11-letter words made with PROTECTIONISM letters, COMPETITION, COMPETITORS and INCOMPOSITE tie for first at 17 points. PROTECTIONS is an everyday pick.
6 of 27 10-letter words from PROTECTIONISM tie at 16 points; none scores more. PROTECTION, COMPETITOR and PROTEOMICS will look familiar.
Among 60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble PROTECTIONISM, the top score is 15, reached by 10. PRECISION, COMPOSITE and INSPECTOR are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 8-letter words made with PROTECTIONISM letters, 14 score 14 points, the group's best. COMPOSER, COMPRISE and CONTEMPT are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PROTECTIONISM, the top score is 13, reached by 14. IMPORTS, IMPRINT and METRICS are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 6-letter words from PROTECTIONISM tie at 12 points; none scores more. INCOME, IMPORT and COPIES will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words in PROTECTIONISM, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. PRICE, COMES and CRIME are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words made with PROTECTIONISM letters is COMP, 10 points; CEPS and COME on 8 follow. PICS, CENT and MICE are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PROTECTIONISM, the top score is 7, reached by 9. MEN, PRO and PET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PROTECTIONISM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with PR · ending in SM · all 13-letter words
PROTECTIONISM works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTECTIONISM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 486) | 370 | 483 | 323 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 116 of them: INCOMPOSITE, COEMPTIONS, COMPOTIERS, COEMPTION, COMPOTIER, COMPRINTS, IMPETICOS, STENOTROPIC, COMPRINT, COMPTERS, COTTIERISM, ECTROPIONS and 104 more. Words With Friends* skips 44 of them: PROTEOMICS, COMPOSTER, PROTEOMIC, CONTEMPO, EMOTICONS, ESOTROPIC, NEOTROPIC, PROCTITIS, PROTEINIC, PROTISTIC, CREMINIS, EMOTICON and 32 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 3 of them: POSITIONER, CRIPS and CRIP.
With one more tile, the letters of PROTECTIONISM spell the words below.