Is UNPROTECTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNPROTECTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNPROTECTED mean?
- adjective
lacking protection or defense
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 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 UNPROTECTED
UNPROTECTED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from UNPROTECTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- protected14
- prudence13
- recouped13
- countered12
- recounted12
- pounced12
- precode12
- proceed12
- produce12
- product12
- coendure11
- cornuted11
- cottered11
- curetted11
- detector11
- duecento11
- pottered11
- puttered11
- repotted11
- trounced11
- unpotted11
- percent11
- potence11
- pouncer11
- precent11
- protect11
- recoupe11
- couped11
- creped11
- ponced11
- entrepot10
- outpreen10
- trecento10
- centred10
- counted10
- courted10
- credent10
- crunode10
- eductor10
- encoder10
- encored10
- eructed10
- erupted10
- pentode10
- portend10
- pounder10
- pretend10
- protend10
- prudent10
- reputed10
- trouped10
- unroped10
- uptrend10
- copter10
- crepon10
- croupe10
- pecten10
- pounce10
- precut10
- recept10
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