proteus

proteus is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A sea god in the service of Neptune who assumed different shapes at will. Hence, one who easily changes his appearance or principles. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A sea god in the service of Neptune who assumed different shapes at will. Hence, one who easily changes his appearance or principles.
2. noun. A genus of aquatic eel-shaped amphibians found in caves in Austria. They have permanent external gills as well as lungs. The eyes are small and the legs are weak.
3. noun. A changeable protozoan; an amoeba.
4. noun. type genus of the Proteidae
5. noun. (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in proteus:

etropus, petrous, posture, pouters, proetus, septuor, spouter, troupes

Common word forms

proteuses

Words from these letters

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