PROPRIETARY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PROPRIETARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROPRIETARY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROPRIETARY is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROPRIETARY
No single letter turns PROPRIETARY into another word.
How PROPRIETARY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PROPRIETARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROPRIETARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROPRIETARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Owned and controlled by a particular person or company, often protected by a trademark or patent.
Proprietary software or recipes belong to one owner who decides who may use them. The word is also used for ownership rights in general, as in proprietary interest.
How PROPRIETARY is used
Common in business, technology and law.
- The firm kept its proprietary formula secret.
- Proprietary software cannot be freely copied.
- They sold the medicine under a proprietary name.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROPRIETARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PROPRIETARY
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Common questions about PROPRIETARY
- Is PROPRIETARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROPRIETARY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROPRIETARY worth?
- PROPRIETARY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROPRIETARY mean?
- Owned and controlled by a particular person or company, often protected by a trademark or patent.
- What letters can be added to PROPRIETARY?
- No single letter can be added to PROPRIETARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PROPRIETARY:
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