PROTEA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PROTEA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROTEA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROTEA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROTEA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROTEA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PROTEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,162.
What does PROTEA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
An evergreen shrub native chiefly to South Africa, bearing large, cone-shaped flower heads surrounded by brightly colored bracts.
Protea plants belong to a large genus centered in South Africa, where one species, the king protea, serves as the country's national flower. Their striking flower heads, often mistaken for a single bloom, are actually clusters of small flowers ringed by tough, petal-like bracts in shades of pink, red, or white. Florists prize protea for its long-lasting, dramatic appearance in cut-flower arrangements, and the plant tolerates dry, nutrient-poor soil far better than many showier garden flowers. The name distinguishes this group of shrubs from ordinary garden flowers by its unusual structure and southern African origin.
How PROTEA is used
Used in botanical, gardening, and floristry writing to name the plant and its flowers.
- The king protea is the national flower of South Africa.
- She arranged a bouquet built around a single large protea.
- The garden featured several varieties of protea shrubs.
- Cut protea flowers can last for weeks after cutting.
- Hikers spotted wild protea blooming on the hillside.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROTEA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROTEA
6 longer words begin with PROTEA.
Shorter words from the letters in PROTEA
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Common questions about PROTEA
- Is PROTEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROTEA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROTEA worth?
- PROTEA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROTEA mean?
- An evergreen shrub native chiefly to South Africa, bearing large, cone-shaped flower heads surrounded by brightly colored bracts.
- What letters can be added to PROTEA?
- PROTEA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PROTEA:
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