ADAPTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ADAPTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADAPTOR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADAPTOR is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADAPTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adaptorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADAPTOR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ADAPTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does ADAPTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A device or person that adapts something so that it fits or works in a new way.
Travellers carry an adaptor so that a plug from one country can fit a socket in another. In writing about books and films, the adaptor is the person who reshapes a story for a new medium.
How ADAPTOR is used
It is used for plug devices and for people who rework creative material.
- I need a travel adaptor for the foreign socket.
- The adaptor of the novel kept most of the dialogue.
- This adaptor lets the old printer connect to a new computer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADAPTOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADAPTOR
1 longer words begin with ADAPTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in ADAPTOR
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Common questions about ADAPTOR
- Is ADAPTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADAPTOR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADAPTOR worth?
- ADAPTOR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADAPTOR mean?
- A device or person that adapts something so that it fits or works in a new way.
- What letters can be added to ADAPTOR?
- ADAPTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ADAPTOR:
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