PROTYLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PROTYLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROTYLE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROTYLE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROTYLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
protylesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROTYLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PROTYLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does PROTYLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A hypothetical original substance from which the chemical elements were once supposed to have formed.
The idea belongs to nineteenth-century speculation about whether the elements were built from one common material. Modern physics explains the origin of the elements in another way, so protyle survives mainly in histories of science and in word games.
How PROTYLE is used
Found in discussions of the history of chemistry and early theories of matter.
- Early theorists imagined a single protyle behind all the elements.
- The lecture described the protyle as a guess that later science set aside.
- In his essay the protyle stood for a simple unity beneath nature.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROTYLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROTYLE
1 longer words begin with PROTYLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PROTYLE
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Common questions about PROTYLE
- Is PROTYLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROTYLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROTYLE worth?
- PROTYLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROTYLE mean?
- A hypothetical original substance from which the chemical elements were once supposed to have formed.
- What letters can be added to PROTYLE?
- PROTYLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PROTYLE:
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