ASSISTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ASSISTOR 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 ASSISTOR?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASSISTOR is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASSISTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
assistorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASSISTOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASSISTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASSISTOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASSISTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who gives help or support to another.
Assistor is a rarer cousin of the usual word helper and appears in older or very formal prose. Most writers pick assistant instead, so assistor can sound slightly odd.
How ASSISTOR is used
Uncommon; seen mainly in legal or technical texts instead of the ordinary word assistant.
- The clerk acted as assistor to the senior notary.
- Each assistor in the project signed the log.
- The report thanked every assistor by name.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASSISTOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASSISTOR
1 longer words begin with ASSISTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in ASSISTOR
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Common questions about ASSISTOR
- Is ASSISTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASSISTOR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASSISTOR worth?
- ASSISTOR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASSISTOR mean?
- A person who gives help or support to another.
- What letters can be added to ASSISTOR?
- ASSISTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASSISTOR:
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