Is PROTRUSION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROTRUSION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROTRUSION mean?
- noun
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
“the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”
- noun
the act of projecting out from something
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + T (1) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 12 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 PROTRUSION
Single letters that turn PROTRUSION 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 PROTRUSION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- portions10
- positron10
- sorption10
- surprint10
- inpours9
- irrupts9
- options9
- portion9
- potions9
- protons9
- spinout9
- stirrup9
- torpors9
- tropins9
- turnips9
- uproots9
- inpour8
- inputs8
- irrupt8
- option8
- orpins8
- pinots8
- pintos8
- piston8
- pistou8
- pitons8
- points8
- poison8
- pooris8
- porins8
- pornos8
- porous8
- postin8
- potion8
- prints8
- prions8
- priors8
- prison8
- pronto8
- prosit8
- proton8
- puntos8
- purins8
- purist8
- putons8
- ripost8
- spinor8
- spinto8
- sprint8
- sprout8
- stupor8
- torpor8
- tripos8
- troops8
- tropin8
- turnip8
- unrips8
- unstop8
- uproot8
- upstir8
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