DEVIATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DEVIATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEVIATOR?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEVIATOR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEVIATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEVIATOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEVIATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEVIATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEVIATOR
- All 8 letters of DEVIATOR are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEVIATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who departs from an accepted path, rule or norm.
Sociologists call a deviator anyone whose conduct breaks from the standards of the group. The word describes the person, not the act of straying.
How DEVIATOR is used
Used in sociology and psychology for those who break norms.
- The group punished every deviator from its rules.
- A deviator from the party line was quickly expelled.
- Researchers studied the deviator as well as the conformist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEVIATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEVIATOR
2 longer words begin with DEVIATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in DEVIATOR
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Common questions about DEVIATOR
- Is DEVIATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEVIATOR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEVIATOR worth?
- DEVIATOR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEVIATOR mean?
- A person who departs from an accepted path, rule or norm.
- What letters can be added to DEVIATOR?
- DEVIATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEVIATOR:
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