ADULTERATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ADULTERATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADULTERATOR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADULTERATOR is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADULTERATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adulteratorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADULTERATOR scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ADULTERATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADULTERATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ADULTERATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who makes a product impure by secretly mixing in cheaper or inferior substances.
An adulterator is typically a dishonest seller, such as a merchant who waters down milk. The word is tied to the verb adulterate and to old food-safety scandals.
How ADULTERATOR is used
Adulterator is found in historical and legal writing about food, drink and drug fraud.
- The adulterator was fined for mixing chalk into the flour.
- Inspectors tracked down the adulterator who had thinned the wine.
- An adulterator rarely admits that the product has been tampered with.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADULTERATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADULTERATOR
1 longer words begin with ADULTERATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in ADULTERATOR
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Common questions about ADULTERATOR
- Is ADULTERATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADULTERATOR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADULTERATOR worth?
- ADULTERATOR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADULTERATOR mean?
- A person who makes a product impure by secretly mixing in cheaper or inferior substances.
- What letters can be added to ADULTERATOR?
- ADULTERATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ADULTERATOR:
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