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What does protect mean? Is protect a Scrabble word?

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Is protect a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word protect is a Scrabble US word. The word protect is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

P3R1O1T1E1C3T1

Is protect a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word protect is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

P3R1O1T1E1C3T1

Is protect a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word protect is a Words With Friends word. The word protect is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4R1O1T1E1C4T1

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7-letter words (1 found)

PROTECT,

6-letter words (3 found)

COPTER,COTTER,POTTER,

5-letter words (13 found)

COPER,CREPT,OCTET,OPTER,OTTER,PETTO,RECTO,REPOT,ROTTE,TOPER,TORTE,TOTER,TROPE,

4-letter words (25 found)

CERO,CERT,COPE,CORE,COTE,COTT,CROP,PERC,PERT,POET,PORE,PORT,POTE,POTT,REPO,ROPE,ROTE,TOPE,TORC,TORE,TORT,TOTE,TRET,TROP,TROT,

3-letter words (30 found)

CEP,COP,COR,COT,ECO,OPE,OPT,ORC,ORE,ORT,PEC,PER,PET,POT,PRE,PRO,REC,REO,REP,RET,ROC,ROE,ROT,TEC,TET,TOC,TOE,TOP,TOR,TOT,

2-letter words (10 found)

ER,ET,OE,OP,OR,PE,PO,RE,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 83 words from protect according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of protect

protect

Etymology

Attested in English since 1530, from Latin prōtēctus (“covered, protected”), past participle of prōtegere (“to cover the front, protect”) from prō, prō- (“before, in front of”) +‎ tegere (“to cover”), see tegument. Displaced native Middle English shelden, from Old English sċildan (“to protect,” literally “to shield”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹəˈtɛkt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkt

Verb

protect (third-person singular simple present protects, present participle protecting, simple past and past participle protected)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
  2. (travel, aviation) To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.

Synonyms

  • beshield
  • See also Thesaurus:defend

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