ARRESTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ARRESTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARRESTOR?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARRESTOR is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARRESTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arrestorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARRESTOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARRESTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARRESTOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARRESTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who makes an arrest, or a device that stops or slows something.
An arrestor can be a police officer, but the word is just as common for equipment, such as the cable gear that catches a landing aircraft. Engineers also fit an arrestor to a chimney or pipe to hold back sparks.
How ARRESTOR is used
Arrestor is used in law enforcement and in engineering and aviation.
- The arrestor read the suspect his rights.
- A hook caught the cable of the arrestor on the carrier deck.
- The chimney was fitted with a spark arrestor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARRESTOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARRESTOR
1 longer words begin with ARRESTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in ARRESTOR
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Common questions about ARRESTOR
- Is ARRESTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARRESTOR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARRESTOR worth?
- ARRESTOR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARRESTOR mean?
- A person who makes an arrest, or a device that stops or slows something.
- What letters can be added to ARRESTOR?
- ARRESTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARRESTOR:
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