PROTOZOAN is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PROTOZOAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROTOZOAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROTOZOAN is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROTOZOAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
protozoansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROTOZOAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PROTOZOAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROTOZOAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROTOZOAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A microscopic single-celled organism, such as an amoeba, that lives in water or soil or inside other creatures.
Every protozoan is a complete living thing made of just one cell. Some cause disease, while many others are harmless and feed on bacteria in ponds.
How PROTOZOAN is used
Used in biology and medicine, as noun or adjective.
- The amoeba is a familiar protozoan.
- Under the microscope, each protozoan moved differently.
- A protozoan caused the outbreak.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROTOZOAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROTOZOAN
1 longer words begin with PROTOZOAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PROTOZOAN
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Common questions about PROTOZOAN
- Is PROTOZOAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROTOZOAN, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROTOZOAN worth?
- PROTOZOAN is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROTOZOAN mean?
- A microscopic single-celled organism, such as an amoeba, that lives in water or soil or inside other creatures.
- What letters can be added to PROTOZOAN?
- PROTOZOAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PROTOZOAN:
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