DELINEATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DELINEATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DELINEATOR?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELINEATOR is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELINEATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
delineatorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DELINEATOR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DELINEATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DELINEATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DELINEATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person or device that outlines, sketches or describes something precisely.
An old-fashioned delineator was a draughtsman who drew maps or portraits. Today the word also names the reflective posts that mark the edge of a road. In both senses the delineator shows where a boundary lies.
How DELINEATOR is used
The noun delineator is used for artists, describers and roadside marker posts.
- The surveyor was a skilled delineator of coastlines.
- A white delineator glowed in the headlights at each bend.
- As a delineator of character, the novelist has few equals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DELINEATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DELINEATOR
1 longer words begin with DELINEATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in DELINEATOR
Showing 40 of 1041. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about DELINEATOR
- Is DELINEATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELINEATOR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELINEATOR worth?
- DELINEATOR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DELINEATOR mean?
- A person or device that outlines, sketches or describes something precisely.
- What letters can be added to DELINEATOR?
- DELINEATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DELINEATOR:
Open DELINEATOR in the Word Finder