DESICCATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DESICCATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESICCATOR?
| 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 DESICCATOR is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESICCATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
desiccatorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESICCATOR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESICCATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESICCATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DESICCATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A sealed container holding a drying agent, used to keep samples free of moisture.
Chemists put a sample in a desiccator so it cannot take water from the air. The sealed lid and the drying material beneath do the work. The term can also mean any device or substance that dries.
How DESICCATOR is used
A laboratory word, used in chemistry and materials work.
- The crystals were stored in a desiccator overnight.
- She replaced the silica gel in the desiccator.
- A desiccator keeps the balance room free of damp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESICCATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DESICCATOR
1 longer words begin with DESICCATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in DESICCATOR
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Common questions about DESICCATOR
- Is DESICCATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESICCATOR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESICCATOR worth?
- DESICCATOR is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESICCATOR mean?
- A sealed container holding a drying agent, used to keep samples free of moisture.
- What letters can be added to DESICCATOR?
- DESICCATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESICCATOR:
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