PROTECTIVES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. PROTECTIVES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
p3r1o1t1e1c3t1i1v4e1s1
Depends on the listPROTECTIVES · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PROTECTIVES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.64
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.27%
Our own measure of how useful PROTECTIVES is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROTECTIVES
No single letter turns PROTECTIVES into another word.
How PROTECTIVES scores
Scrabble p3r1o1t1e1c3t1i1v4e1s1 18
Words with Friends p4r1o1t1e1c4t1i1v5e1s1 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in PROTECTIVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROTECTIVES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PROTECTIVES
protective17 stereoptic14 overspice16 corvettes14 covertest14 poverties14 vectorise14 potteries11 corvette13 coveters13 covetise13 evictors13 orective13 overstep13 overtips13 perviest13 pivoters13 revoices13 sorptive13 sportive13 stepover13 vertices13 vortices13 crepiest12 ectopies12 persicot12 picotees12 protects12 receipts12 recopies12 viretots11 coteries10 cottiers10 erotetic10 esoteric10 poetiser10 poetries10 portiest10 pretties10 proettes10
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Common questions about PROTECTIVES
- Is PROTECTIVES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROTECTIVES, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROTECTIVES worth?
- PROTECTIVES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PROTECTIVES?
- No single letter can be added to PROTECTIVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PROTECTIVES:
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