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Protections

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About 3 syllables

noun · 11 letters · Common · plural of protection

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does protections mean?

noun

  1. the activity of protecting someone or something

    “the witnesses demanded police protection”

  2. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury

    “they had no protection from the fallout”

    Synonymsprotective coveringprotective cover

  3. defense against financial failure; financial independence

    “his pension gave him security in his old age”

    Synonymssecurity

  4. the condition of being protected

    “they were huddled together for protection”

    Synonymsshelter

  5. kindly endorsement and guidance

    “the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council”

    Synonymsauspicesaegis

  6. the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition

    “he made trade protection a plank in the party platform”

    Synonymstrade protection

Definitions shown for protection, the base form of protections.

Is PROTECTIONS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PROTECTIONS worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
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Words With Friends

18 pts
p 4r 1o 1t 1e 1c 4t 1i 1o 1n 2s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
p 4r 1o 1t 1e 1c 4t 1i 1o 1n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
p 3r 1o 1t 1e 1c 3t 1i 1o 1n 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PROTECTIONS

Anagrams 1

stenotropic

Words that end like PROTECTIONS

Common words that share the ending -ECTIONS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ECTIONS

Protections: quick answers

Is PROTECTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PROTECTIONS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PROTECTIONS worth?
PROTECTIONS scores 15 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does protections mean?
protections is the plural of protection, which means “the activity of protecting someone or something”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PROTECTIONS?
You can make 1252 shorter words from PROTECTIONS, such as ECTROPIONS, ENTOPROCTS, INTROSPECT, NEOTROPICS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PROTECTIONS?
PROTECTIONS rearranges into STENOTROPIC.