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Is protean a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word protean is a Scrabble US word. The word protean is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

P3R1O1T1E1A1N1

Is protean a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word protean is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

P3R1O1T1E1A1N1

Is protean a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word protean is a Words With Friends word. The word protean is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (3 found)

OPERANT,PRONATE,PROTEAN,

6-letter words (13 found)

ARPENT,ATONER,ENRAPT,ENTRAP,ORNATE,PANTER,PARENT,PARTON,PATRON,PROTEA,TARPON,TEOPAN,TREPAN,

5-letter words (45 found)

ANTRE,APERT,APORT,APRON,APTER,ARPEN,ATONE,EARNT,NETOP,NOTER,OATEN,OATER,OPERA,OPTER,ORANT,ORATE,PAEON,PANTO,PAREN,PAREO,PATEN,PATER,PEART,PETAR,PORAE,PORTA,POTAE,PRATE,PRENT,PREON,PRONE,REPOT,ROATE,RONTE,ROTAN,TAPEN,TAPER,TENOR,TONER,TOPER,TORAN,TRAPE,TRONA,TRONE,TROPE,

4-letter words (75 found)

AEON,AERO,ANTE,APER,ARET,ATOP,EARN,EOAN,ETNA,NAPE,NARE,NEAP,NEAR,NEAT,NOPE,NOTA,NOTE,ONER,OPEN,PANE,PANT,PARE,PART,PATE,PEAN,PEAR,PEAT,PENT,PEON,PERN,PERT,POET,PONE,PONT,PORE,PORN,PORT,POTE,PRAO,PRAT,PROA,RANT,RAPE,RAPT,RATE,RATO,REAN,REAP,RENO,RENT,REPO,ROAN,RONE,RONT,ROPE,ROTA,ROTE,TANE,TAPE,TARE,TARN,TARO,TARP,TEAR,TEPA,TERN,TOEA,TONE,TOPE,TORA,TORE,TORN,TRAP,TRON,TROP,

3-letter words (62 found)

ANE,ANT,APE,APO,APT,ARE,ART,ATE,EAN,EAR,EAT,EON,ERA,ERN,ETA,NAE,NAP,NAT,NEP,NET,NOR,NOT,OAR,OAT,ONE,OPA,OPE,OPT,ORA,ORE,ORT,PAN,PAR,PAT,PEA,PEN,PER,PET,POA,POT,PRE,PRO,RAN,RAP,RAT,REN,REO,REP,RET,ROE,ROT,TAE,TAN,TAO,TAP,TAR,TEA,TEN,TOE,TON,TOP,TOR,

2-letter words (22 found)

AE,AN,AR,AT,EA,EN,ER,ET,NA,NE,NO,OE,ON,OP,OR,PA,PE,PO,RE,TA,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 221 words from protean according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of protean

protean

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús, literally “first”), the Greek warden of sea-beasts, renowned for his ability to change shape.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊ.tɪ.ən/, /pɹəʊˈtiː.ən/
  • (US) enPR: prō'ti-ən, prō-tē'ən, IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊ.tɪ.ən/, /pɹoʊˈtiː.ən/
    • Homophone: protein (dated)
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Adjective

protean (comparative more protean, superlative most protean)

  1. Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.
    Synonyms: multiform, polymorphic, polymorphous, shapeshifting; see also Thesaurus:multiform
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Protean (of or relating to Proteus).

Translations

Noun

protean (plural proteans)

  1. (biochemistry) A protein that has been slightly modified by water, dilute acid, or enzymes, but not modified to the extent of a metaprotein.

See also

  • Protea

References

Further reading

  • Proteus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Paterno, operant, pronate, tropane

Source: wiktionary.org