p 3 r 1 o 1 t 1 e 1 c 3 t 1 i 1 v 4 e 1
10 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adjective intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
adjective showing care
adjective (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful
originEtymology tree Medieval Latin prōtēctīvusbor. English protective Borrowed from Medieval Latin prōtēctīvus. By surface analysis, protect + -ive.
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Words from these letters
- corvette 13
- orective 13
- coveter 12
- evictor 12
- overtip 12
- revoice 12
- picotee 11
- protect 11
- receipt 11
- corvee 11
- corvet 11
- covert 11