DETONATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DETONATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DETONATOR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DETONATOR is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DETONATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
detonatorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DETONATOR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DETONATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DETONATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DETONATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A device or small charge used to set off a larger explosive.
The detonator is the trigger rather than the bulk of the blast: a small, sensitive part that starts the reaction. It can be electrical, mechanical or chemical. Safety rules treat it separately from the main explosive for exactly that reason.
How DETONATOR is used
Used in mining, demolition, military and thriller writing for the part that starts an explosion.
- The engineer attached a detonator to the charge.
- Each detonator was stored apart from the explosives.
- In the film, the hero cuts the wire leading to the detonator.
- A faulty detonator failed to set off the blast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DETONATOR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DETONATOR
The 9 tiles of DETONATOR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DETONATOR
1 longer words begin with DETONATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in DETONATOR
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Common questions about DETONATOR
- Is DETONATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETONATOR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DETONATOR worth?
- DETONATOR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DETONATOR mean?
- A device or small charge used to set off a larger explosive.
- What letters can be added to DETONATOR?
- DETONATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DETONATOR:
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