PROTIST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PROTIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROTIST?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROTIST is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROTIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
protistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROTIST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PROTIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 308,788.
What does PROTIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A simple organism, usually a single cell, that is neither a true plant, animal nor fungus, such as an amoeba or a diatom.
Biologists use protist as a convenient group for living things that do not fit the larger kingdoms. A pond drop under a microscope will often reveal a protist swimming about.
How PROTIST is used
Protist is used in biology teaching and research, mostly in the plural when describing whole groups.
- An amoeba is a familiar protist.
- Each protist in the sample moved with tiny hairs.
- The pond water was full of protists.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROTIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PROTIST
The 7 tiles of PROTIST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PROTIST
8 longer words begin with PROTIST.
Shorter words from the letters in PROTIST
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Common questions about PROTIST
- Is PROTIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROTIST, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROTIST worth?
- PROTIST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROTIST mean?
- A simple organism, usually a single cell, that is neither a true plant, animal nor fungus, such as an amoeba or a diatom.
- What letters can be added to PROTIST?
- PROTIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PROTIST:
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