DEPRECIATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DEPRECIATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEPRECIATOR?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPRECIATOR is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPRECIATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPRECIATOR scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DEPRECIATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEPRECIATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEPRECIATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who belittles or speaks slightingly of the worth of something.
A depreciator is someone who habitually runs down the value of other people work or achievements. The noun is uncommon and is mostly found in older or formal writing.
How DEPRECIATOR is used
Depreciator is rare; critic or detractor is more usual today.
- The depreciator of every new idea was usually the first to ask for credit.
- As a depreciator of modern art, he was well known at the club.
- Do not listen to the depreciator in the corner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPRECIATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEPRECIATOR
2 longer words begin with DEPRECIATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPRECIATOR
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Common questions about DEPRECIATOR
- Is DEPRECIATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPRECIATOR, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPRECIATOR worth?
- DEPRECIATOR is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPRECIATOR mean?
- A person who belittles or speaks slightingly of the worth of something.
- What letters can be added to DEPRECIATOR?
- DEPRECIATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DEPRECIATOR:
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