protectiveness
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/pɹəˈtɛktɪvnəs/
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/pɹəˈtɛktɪvnəs/ (US) · /pɹoʊˈtɛktɪvnəs/ (US)
Definition of protectiveness
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable)The quality of being protective.
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Etymology
From protective + -ness.
Words you can make from protectiveness
200+ playable · top: OVERSPICES (17 pts)
Best play overspices 17 points11-letter words
2 words10-letter words
37 words- PROTECTIVE 17 pts
- RESPECTIVE 17 pts
- COVERSINES 15 pts
- COVERTNESS 15 pts
- PROTENSIVE 15 pts
- RESPONSIVE 15 pts
- VECTORISES 15 pts
- VENTRICOSE 15 pts
- VESPERTINE 15 pts
- COPRESENTS 14 pts
- CREEPINESS 14 pts
- EPICENTERS 14 pts
- EPICENTRES 14 pts
- INSPECTORS 14 pts
- INTERCEPTS 14 pts
- INTROSPECT 14 pts
- NECROPSIES 14 pts
- NOSEPIECES 14 pts
- PRECESSION 14 pts
- PRECONISES 14 pts
- RECEPTIONS 14 pts
- REINSPECTS 14 pts
- STEREOPTIC 14 pts
- SERVIETTES 13 pts
- CONTESTERS 12 pts
- CORNETISTS 12 pts
- ENTRECOTES 12 pts
- INTERPOSES 12 pts
- INTERSECTS 12 pts
- NECROTISES 12 pts
- PERSISTENT 12 pts
- PETITENESS 12 pts
- PINSETTERS 12 pts
- PRESENTIST 12 pts
- PRETTINESS 12 pts
- RESECTIONS 12 pts
- SECRETIONS 12 pts
9-letter words
101 words- OVERSPICE 16 pts
- PERCEIVES 16 pts
- PROVINCES 16 pts
- RECEPTIVE 16 pts
- COINVESTS 14 pts
- CONSERVES 14 pts
- CONTRIVES 14 pts
- CONVERSES 14 pts
- CORVETTES 14 pts
- COVERSINE 14 pts
- COVERTEST 14 pts
- EVECTIONS 14 pts
- OVERSPENT 14 pts
- OVERSPINS 14 pts
- OVERSTEPS 14 pts
- POVERTIES 14 pts
- RECESSIVE 14 pts
- SECRETIVE 14 pts
- VECTORISE 14 pts
- VIRESCENT 14 pts
- CESPITOSE 13 pts
- CONSPIRES 13 pts
- COPRESENT 13 pts
- CREEPIEST 13 pts
- CREPINESS 13 pts
- EPICENTER 13 pts
- EPICENTRE 13 pts
- INCEPTORS 13 pts
- INCORPSES 13 pts
- INSPECTOR 13 pts
- INTERCEPT 13 pts
- NOSEPIECE 13 pts
- POTENCIES 13 pts
- PRECISEST 13 pts
- PRECONISE 13 pts
- PRENTICES 13 pts
- PRESCIENT 13 pts
- PRESENCES 13 pts
- PRETENCES 13 pts
- PRINCESSE 13 pts
- RECEPTION 13 pts
- REINSPECT 13 pts
- TOEPIECES 13 pts
- TRICEPSES 13 pts
- EVERSIONS 12 pts
- INVESTORS 12 pts
- OSTENSIVE 12 pts
- OVERTNESS 12 pts
- REINVESTS 12 pts
- RESENTIVE 12 pts
- RETENTIVE 12 pts
- SERVIETTE 12 pts
- SEVENTIES 12 pts
- SIRVENTES 12 pts
- CENTRISTS 11 pts
- CONTESTER 11 pts
- CORNETIST 11 pts
- ENTRECOTE 11 pts
- ENTREPOTS 11 pts
- ENTROPIES 11 pts
- ERECTIONS 11 pts
- ERECTNESS 11 pts
- INTERPOSE 11 pts
- INTERSECT 11 pts
- ISOPRENES 11 pts
- NECROTISE 11 pts
- NEOTERICS 11 pts
- NEPOTISTS 11 pts
- PETTINESS 11 pts
- PINSETTER 11 pts
- POETISERS 11 pts
- POSTTEENS 11 pts
- POTTERIES 11 pts
- POTTINESS 11 pts
- PRETENSES 11 pts
- RECENTEST 11 pts
- RECESSION 11 pts
- RESECTION 11 pts
- SCENERIES 11 pts
- SCENESTER 11 pts
- SECRETEST 11 pts
- SECRETINS 11 pts
- SECRETION 11 pts
- SEICENTOS 11 pts
- SINCEREST 11 pts
- SPORTIEST 11 pts
- STERNPOST 11 pts
- TRECENTOS 11 pts
- ETERNISES 9 pts
- INSETTERS 9 pts
- INTERESTS 9 pts
- NOISETTES 9 pts
- SEROTINES 9 pts
- SNEERIEST 9 pts
- STERNITES 9 pts
- TEENSIEST 9 pts
- TEENTSIER 9 pts
- TENORISTS 9 pts
- TENORITES 9 pts
- TEOSINTES 9 pts
- TRITENESS 9 pts
8-letter words
59 words- COINVEST 13 pts
- CONSERVE 13 pts
- CONTRIVE 13 pts
- CONVERSE 13 pts
- CONVERTS 13 pts
- CORVETTE 13 pts
- COVETERS 13 pts
- ERECTIVE 13 pts
- EVECTION 13 pts
- EVICTEES 13 pts
- EVICTORS 13 pts
- CONSPIRE 12 pts
- CREEPIES 12 pts
- CREPIEST 12 pts
- CRISPENS 12 pts
- CRISPEST 12 pts
- ENTROPIC 12 pts
- EPICENES 12 pts
- INCEPTOR 12 pts
- INCORPSE 12 pts
- INSPECTS 12 pts
- ESTOVERS 11 pts
- EVENTERS 11 pts
- EVERSION 11 pts
- INVERSES 11 pts
- INVESTOR 11 pts
- CENTESES 10 pts
- CENTESIS 10 pts
- CENTRIST 10 pts
- CERESINS 10 pts
- CISTERNS 10 pts
- CISTRONS 10 pts
- CITTERNS 10 pts
- COESITES 10 pts
- COINTERS 10 pts
- CONTESTS 10 pts
- CONTRITE 10 pts
- CORNETTI 10 pts
- CORNETTS 10 pts
- CORNIEST 10 pts
- COTERIES 10 pts
- COTTIERS 10 pts
- CROSSTIE 10 pts
- ENTERICS 10 pts
- ENTICERS 10 pts
- ENTREPOT 10 pts
- EPEEISTS 10 pts
- ERECTION 10 pts
- EREPSINS 10 pts
- ESOTERIC 10 pts
- INEPTEST 10 pts
- EENSIEST 8 pts
- EERINESS 8 pts
- ESERINES 8 pts
- ESSONITE 8 pts
- ESTRONES 8 pts
- ETERNISE 8 pts
- INSETTER 8 pts
- INTEREST 8 pts
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