446 words come out when you unscramble PROTECTIONIST, starting with PROTECTIONIST itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PROTECTIONS and STENOTROPIC lead with 15 points. The 13 letters split into 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PROTECTIONIST by length: 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 11, 18 with 10, 38 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2. None has 12 letters.
The 11-letter words in PROTECTIONIST come to 2, each scoring 15 points. PROTECTIONS is the familiar one.
18 10-letter words made with PROTECTIONIST letters; 11 of them share the top score of 14. PROTECTION is an everyday pick.
Among 38 9-letter words you get when you unscramble PROTECTIONIST, the top score is 13, reached by 21. PRECISION, INSPECTOR and PETITIONS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 8-letter words from PROTECTIONIST, 30 score 12 points, the group's best. PETITION, PROTECTS and POINTERS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words from PROTECTIONIST, the top score is 11, reached by 40. PROTECT, CONTEST and INSPECT are the familiar ones.
38 of 60 6-letter words in PROTECTIONIST tie at 10 points; none scores more. PRICES, TOPICS and CITIES will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with PROTECTIONIST letters, 27 score 9 points, the group's best. PRICE, TOPIC and SCOPE are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PROTECTIONIST; 15 of them share the top score of 8. COST, ONCE and PICS are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words from PROTECTIONIST, the top score is 7, reached by 4. TOP, PRO and PET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PROTECTIONIST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with PR · ending in ST · all 13-letter words
The 3 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PROTECTIONS (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. PROTECTIONIST is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTECTIONIST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 446) | 356 | 443 | 310 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STENOTROPIC, ECTROPIONS, PROTOCTIST, TIPTRONICS, TRINISCOPE, ECTROPION, ENTOPTICS, OPTRONICS, PERIOTICS, PICOTITES, TIPTRONIC, COTTONIEST and 78 more, 90 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ESOTROPIC, NEOTROPIC, PROCTITIS, PROTEINIC, PROTISTIC, OPTRONIC, PORCINIS, PRETONIC, CORNEITIS, CORNETTOS, CROONIEST, INOTROPES and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: POSITIONER, CRIPS and CRIP, 3 in all.
This word takes every letter of PROTECTIONIST plus a single extra one.