PROTOCOL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PROTOCOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROTOCOL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROTOCOL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROTOCOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
protocolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROTOCOL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PROTOCOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROTOCOL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROTOCOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
An accepted system of rules or procedure, especially for official or diplomatic occasions.
Protocol covers courtesy at state events as well as set procedures in medicine, science and computing. In networking it means an agreed format for exchanging data. Historically the word named the first draft of a treaty or an original record of a document.
How PROTOCOL is used
Protocol is used in diplomacy, medicine and computing.
- Diplomatic protocol decided who sat beside the president.
- The nurse followed the hospital protocol exactly.
- Both computers must use the same protocol to talk.
- It was a breach of protocol to start before the host.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROTOCOL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROTOCOL
16 longer words begin with PROTOCOL.
Shorter words from the letters in PROTOCOL
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Common questions about PROTOCOL
- Is PROTOCOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROTOCOL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROTOCOL worth?
- PROTOCOL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROTOCOL mean?
- An accepted system of rules or procedure, especially for official or diplomatic occasions.
- What letters can be added to PROTOCOL?
- PROTOCOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PROTOCOL:
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