DESIGNATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DESIGNATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1i1g2n1a1t1o1r1y4
PlayableDESIGNATORY · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESIGNATORY?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.27%
Our own measure of how useful DESIGNATORY is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESIGNATORY
No single letter turns DESIGNATORY into another word.
How DESIGNATORY scores
Scrabble d2e1s1i1g2n1a1t1o1r1y4 16
Words with Friends d2e1s1i1g3n2a1t1o1r1y3 17
Face value of the 11 tiles in DESIGNATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESIGNATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESIGNATORY
- All 11 letters of DESIGNATORY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DESIGNATORY
destroying15 arytenoids14 designator12 steadying14 toadyings14 arytenoid13 estraying13 graystone13 gyrations13 iatrogeny13 oystering13 signatory13 astringed11 deratings11 dragonets11 dragonise11 ergatoids11 gradients11 grandiose11 organdies11 organised11 treadings11 derations10 notarised10 orangiest10 ordinates10 deraying13 readying13 synergid13 syringed13 tardying13 toadying13 yardings13 yearding13 aroynted12 desyatin12 drystone12 dystonia12 gyration12 negatory12
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Common questions about DESIGNATORY
- Is DESIGNATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESIGNATORY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESIGNATORY worth?
- DESIGNATORY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESIGNATORY?
- No single letter can be added to DESIGNATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DESIGNATORY:
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