COUNCILOR is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. COUNCILOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COUNCILOR?
| 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 COUNCILOR is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUNCILOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
councilorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COUNCILOR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COUNCILOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUNCILOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COUNCILOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A member of a council, especially one elected to a local governing body.
In American spelling a councilor sits on a city, town or county council and votes on local matters. Councilors are often elected by a particular district or ward. The British spelling of the same word is councillor.
How COUNCILOR is used
Councilor is the usual American spelling for an elected council member.
- The councilor spoke in favour of the new park.
- Each councilor voted on the budget last night.
- Residents wrote to their councilor about the broken streetlights.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COUNCILOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COUNCILOR
3 longer words begin with COUNCILOR.
Shorter words from the letters in COUNCILOR
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Common questions about COUNCILOR
- Is COUNCILOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUNCILOR, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COUNCILOR worth?
- COUNCILOR is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COUNCILOR mean?
- A member of a council, especially one elected to a local governing body.
- What letters can be added to COUNCILOR?
- COUNCILOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COUNCILOR:
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