Is PROTECTIVE a word?
PROTECTIVE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends, has 10 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, PROTECTIVE is a valid word.
What does protective mean?
adjective: intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind.
“a protective covering”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
PROTECTIVE: word details
- Pronunciation: pruh-TEHK-tihv (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 10 letters, a long word. It is one of 35,784 10-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 17 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 20 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside protective
Words you can make from the letters of protective.
Solve a whole rack, not just PROTECTIVE
PROTECTIVE is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does PROTECTIVE mean?
PROTECTIVE is a adjective. It means: intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind.
Is PROTECTIVE a valid word?
Yes, PROTECTIVE is a valid word. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.