Unscramble PROTOSTAR and you have 217 words, PROTOSTAR itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. TAPROOTS is the best of the shorter words, at 10 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PROTOSTAR split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 8 with 7, 24 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 49 with 3 and 13 with 2.
13 of 24 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PROTOSTAR tie at 8 points; none scores more. TROOPS, POTATO and PASTOR will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from PROTOSTAR, 36 score 7 points, the group's best. START, PARTS and SPORT are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words from PROTOSTAR; 42 of them share the top score of 6. POST, PART and ARTS are everyday picks.
Among 49 3-letter words in PROTOSTAR, the top score is 5, reached by 22. TOP, ART and TOO are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of PROTOSTAR, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with PR · ending in AR · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by TAPROOTS (10 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PROTOSTAR, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTOSTAR itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 217) | 171 | 217 | 152 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ASPORT, ASTOOP, POORTS, PORTAS, PRATTS, ASPRO, POORT, POOTS, PORTA, POTTS, PRATT, PROTO and 34 more, 46 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PATOOTS, PATOOT, APOS, OPAS, POOS, TOPO, TORTAS, APO, OPA, POO, POS, PST and 7 more, 19 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of PROTOSTAR plus a single extra one.