Is PROTAGONIST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROTAGONIST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROTAGONIST mean?
- noun
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
“all their supporters came out for the game”
- noun
the principal character in a work of fiction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + T (1) + A (1) + G (2) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PROTAGONIST
Single letters that turn PROTAGONIST into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from PROTAGONIST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pastoring12
- potations11
- protistan11
- partings11
- pogonias11
- spatting11
- spooring11
- sporting11
- spotting11
- stooping11
- trooping11
- rogations10
- atropins10
- patriots10
- patroons10
- portions10
- positron10
- postriot10
- potation10
- sorption10
- spittoon10
- taproots10
- triptans10
- gosport10
- parings10
- parsing10
- parting10
- pasting10
- patting10
- pignora10
- pogonia10
- porting10
- posting10
- potting10
- prating10
- prosing10
- ragtops10
- rasping10
- ropings10
- soaping10
- sparing10
- sporing10
- stoping10
- tapings10
- rotations9
- organist9
- roasting9
- rogation9
- roosting9
- rotating9
- starting9
- toasting9
- airpost9
- antipot9
- atropin9
- options9
- partons9
- patoots9
- patriot9
- patrons9
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