The word protean is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • protean adj. Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.
  • protean adj. Alternative letter-case form of Protean (of or relating to Proteus).
  • protean n. (Biochemistry) A protein that has been slightly modified by water, dilute acid, or enzymes, but not…

31 valid words from 3 definitions

ACID ALTERNATIVE ASSUMING BEEN BIOCHEMISTRY BUT BY CASE DIFFERENT DILUTE ENZYMES EXCEEDINGLY FORM FORMS HAS LETTER MODIFIED NOT OF OR PROTEAN PROTEIN PROTEUS READILY RELATING SHAPES SLIGHTLY THAT TO VARIABLE WATER

9 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AN EA EAN PRO PROTEA ROT ROTE TE TEA

7 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AE ET NA NAE OR TO TOR

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

OPERANT PRONATE

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

PROTEAS PROTEIN

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

PROTEA

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

PROTEANS

12 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+C COPARENT PORTANCE
+D PRONATED
+F PANFORTE
+H HAPTERON
+I ATROPINE
+M EMPATRON
+N PATRONNE
+S OPERANTS PRONATES PROTEANS
+T PATENTOR

13 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-E PARTON PATRON TARPON
-N PROTEA
-O ARPENT ENRAPT ENTRAP PANTER PARENT TREPAN
-P ATONER ORNATE
-R TEOPAN

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 9916 chance (0.01%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 42887 chance.

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  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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