COLLECTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. COLLECTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLLECTOR?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLLECTOR is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLLECTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
collectorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLLECTOR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COLLECTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLLECTOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLLECTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who gathers things of a certain kind, either as a hobby or as an official duty.
A collector may save stamps for pleasure, or may be an official who gathers taxes or tickets. In electronics the same word names the part of a transistor that receives charge carriers.
How COLLECTOR is used
Used for hobbyists, tax or ticket officials, and in technical contexts such as transistors.
- The collector paid a high price for the rare coin.
- A tax collector knocked at the door.
- The ticket collector checked each passenger on the train.
- The collector terminal is marked on the circuit diagram.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLLECTOR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLLECTOR
5 longer words begin with COLLECTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in COLLECTOR
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Common questions about COLLECTOR
- Is COLLECTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLLECTOR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLLECTOR worth?
- COLLECTOR is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLLECTOR mean?
- A person who gathers things of a certain kind, either as a hobby or as an official duty.
- What letters can be added to COLLECTOR?
- COLLECTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COLLECTOR:
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