What does PROPRIETARY mean?

Pronunciation
/prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri/
Letters
11
Scrabble score
18
Words With Friends score
19
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits

adjective

  1. protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights“`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

proprietaries17

Anagrams of PROPRIETARY

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside PROPRIETARY

312 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is PROPRIETARY a valid word in word games?

PROPRIETARY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is PROPRIETARY worth?

PROPRIETARY is worth 18 points with Scrabble letter values and 19 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from PROPRIETARY?

312 other words, including TO, IT, ARE and AT.