ANIMATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ANIMATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANIMATOR?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANIMATOR is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANIMATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
animatorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANIMATOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANIMATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANIMATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANIMATOR
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANIMATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who creates animated films, cartoons or computer-generated moving images.
An animator may draw frames by hand, pose digital models or move clay figures a fraction at a time. The job is as much acting as drawing, since an animator must give a character weight and personality through movement alone.
How ANIMATOR is used
Used for film, television and games professionals.
- The animator spent a week on a single walking scene.
- She trained as an animator before moving into video games.
- Every animator on the team studied how real cats jump.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANIMATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANIMATOR
The 8 tiles of ANIMATOR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ANIMATOR
1 longer words begin with ANIMATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in ANIMATOR
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Common questions about ANIMATOR
- Is ANIMATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANIMATOR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANIMATOR worth?
- ANIMATOR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANIMATOR mean?
- A person who creates animated films, cartoons or computer-generated moving images.
- What letters can be added to ANIMATOR?
- ANIMATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANIMATOR:
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