The word proteus is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • proteus n. Any of many gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Proteus, several of which are responsible for human infections.
  • Proteus prop.n. (Greek mythology) A sea god who could change his shape at will.
  • Proteus prop.n. (Astronomy) The sixth satellite of the planet Neptune.

31 valid words from 3 definitions

ANY ARE ASTRONOMY AT BACTERIA CHANGE COULD FOR GENUS GOD GRAM GREEK HIS HUMAN INFECTIONS MANY MYTHOLOGY NEGATIVE OF PLANET PROTEUS RESPONSIBLE SATELLITE SEA SEVERAL SHAPE SIXTH THE WHICH WHO WILL

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

NEPTUNE

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

PRO ROT ROTE TE US

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ET OR SUE SUET TO TOR

6 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

PETROUS POSTURE POUTERS SEPTUOR SPOUTER TROUPES

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

PROTEAS

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

PROTEUSES

21 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A APTEROUS
+D POSTURED PROUDEST SPROUTED
+E OUTPEERS
+H POUTHERS SUPERHOT
+I ROUPIEST SPOUTIER
+K UPSTROKE
+L PLOUTERS POULTERS
+O OUTROPES PORTEOUS
+R POSTURER RESPROUT TROUPERS
+S OUTPRESS POSTURES SEPTUORS SPOUTERS

29 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-E SPROUT STROUP STUPOR
-O ERUPTS PUREST UPREST
-P OUSTER OUTERS ROUTES SOUTER STOURE TOUSER TROUSE
-S POUTER ROUPET TROUPE UPTORE
-T POSEUR SOUPER UPROSE
-U OPTERS POSTER PRESTO REPOST REPOTS RESPOT STOPER TOPERS TROPES

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 28690 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 144744 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

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