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.
Which word lists accept DESIGNATORY?
| 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: 28 / 100
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
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
What does DESIGNATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Serving to name, point out or indicate something.
A designatory mark or title picks out a particular person or object from others. It is a formal, rather dry adjective found in legal, official and scholarly writing.
How DESIGNATORY is used
Designatory is formal and uncommon; designating is the plainer choice.
- The designatory letters after his name showed his professional rank.
- A designatory sign marked the reserved spaces.
- The clause has a purely designatory function and adds no new duty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESIGNATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DESIGNATORY
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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 does DESIGNATORY mean?
- Serving to name, point out or indicate something.
- 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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