protected

1. Defended.

2. Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.

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1. Simple past tense and past participle of protect.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
protected	14	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
de	3
do	3
ed	3
er	2
et	2
od	3
oe	2
op	4
or	2
pe	4
po	4
re	2
te	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cee	5
cep	7
cod	6
cop	7
cor	5
cot	5
dee	4
dep	6
doc	6
doe	4
dor	4
dot	4
eco	5
ere	3
ode	4
ope	5
opt	5
orc	5
ore	3
ort	3
pec	7
ped	6
pee	5
per	5
pet	5
pod	6
pot	5
pro	5
rec	5
red	4
ree	3
rep	5
ret	3
roc	5
rod	4
roe	3
rot	3
tec	5
ted	4
tee	3
tet	3
tod	4
toe	3
top	5
tor	3
tot	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cede	7
cepe	8
cere	6
cero	6
cert	6
cete	6
code	7
coed	7
cope	8
cord	7
core	6
cote	6
cred	7
crop	8
deco	7
deep	7
deer	5
deet	5
dere	5
doer	5
dope	7
dore	5
dorp	7
dote	5
dree	5
drop	7
oped	7
peer	6
perc	8
pere	6
pert	6
poet	6
pore	6
port	6
pree	6
prod	7
rede	5
redo	5
reed	5
repo	6
rete	4
rode	5
rope	6
rote	4
teed	5
toed	5
tope	6
torc	6
tore	4
tort	4
tote	4
tree	4
tret	4
trod	5
trop	6
trot	4
peed	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ceder	8
cered	8
coder	8
coped	10
coper	9
cored	8
coted	8
credo	8
creed	8
creep	9
crepe	9
crept	9
decor	8
depot	8
deter	6
doper	8
doter	6
dropt	8
epode	8
erect	7
erode	6
octet	7
opted	8
otter	5
pedro	8
peter	7
petto	7
pored	8
preed	8
recto	7
repot	7
roped	8
rotte	5
terce	7
toped	8
topee	7
toper	7
torte	5
toted	6
toter	5
treed	6
trode	6
trope	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
copter	10
cotter	8
creped	11
deport	9
detect	9
dotter	7
petted	9
petter	8
ported	9
potted	9
potter	8
recept	10
recode	9
redtop	9
retted	7
rotted	7
tercet	8
teredo	7

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
precode	12
proceed	12
proette	9
protect	11
tetrode	8
treetop	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cottered	11
detector	11
pottered	11
repotted	11

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
protected	14