protectionism

NOUN /prə'tɛkʃə,nɪzəm/

13 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

protectionism is a valid 13-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

P3R1O1T1E1C3T1I1O1N1I1S1M3

3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =19 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57

MEANING

What does protectionism mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

The policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition.

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