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Is protract a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word protract is a Scrabble US word. The word protract is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

P3R1O1T1R1A1C3T1

Is protract a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word protract is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

P3R1O1T1R1A1C3T1

Is protract a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word protract is a Words With Friends word. The word protract is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4R1O1T1R1A1C4T1

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8-letter words (1 found)

PROTRACT,

7-letter words (2 found)

CARPORT,TRACTOR,

6-letter words (7 found)

CAPTOR,CARROT,CARTOP,COTTAR,PARROT,RAPTOR,TROCAR,

5-letter words (15 found)

ACTOR,APORT,CAPOT,COAPT,COPRA,COTTA,OTTAR,PORTA,PRATT,TAROC,TAROT,TORTA,TRACT,TRAPT,TROAT,

4-letter words (42 found)

ACRO,ARCO,ATOC,ATOP,CAPO,CARP,CARR,CART,COAT,COTT,CRAP,CROP,OCTA,ORCA,ORRA,PACO,PACT,PARR,PART,PORT,POTT,PRAO,PRAT,PROA,RAPT,RATO,ROAR,RORT,ROTA,TACO,TACT,TARO,TARP,TART,TORA,TORC,TORR,TORT,TRAP,TRAT,TROP,TROT,

3-letter words (38 found)

ACT,APO,APT,ARC,ART,ATT,CAP,CAR,CAT,COP,COR,COT,OAR,OAT,OCA,OPA,OPT,ORA,ORC,ORT,PAC,PAR,PAT,POA,POT,PRO,RAP,RAT,ROC,ROT,TAO,TAP,TAR,TAT,TOC,TOP,TOR,TOT,

2-letter words (8 found)

AR,AT,OP,OR,PA,PO,TA,TO,

You can make 113 words from protract according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of protract

protract

Etymology

From the past participle stem of Latin prōtrahō, essentially pro- +‎ tract.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹəˈtɹakt/

Verb

protract (third-person singular simple present protracts, present participle protracting, simple past and past participle protracted)

  1. To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
    • 1755, Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language, London: J. and P. Knapton et al., Volume 1, Preface,[1]
      I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please, have sunk into the grave […]
  2. To use a protractor.
  3. (surveying) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
  4. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.
    to protract a decision or duty
  5. To extend; to protrude.

Synonyms

  • (to draw out): prolong

Derived terms

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Source: wiktionary.org