DILATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DILATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DILATOR?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DILATOR is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DILATOR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DILATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 42,887.
What does DILATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Something that widens or expands, such as a muscle or a surgical instrument.
A dilator can be a muscle that opens the pupil or a tool that stretches a narrow passage. Doctors also use dilator for drugs that widen blood vessels.
How DILATOR is used
Medical; dilator is the usual spelling, while dilater is a variant.
- The surgeon used a dilator to widen the passage.
- A muscle called the dilator opens the pupil.
- This drug acts as a dilator of blood vessels.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DILATOR
5 longer words begin with DILATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in DILATOR
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Common questions about DILATOR
- Is DILATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILATOR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILATOR worth?
- DILATOR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILATOR mean?
- Something that widens or expands, such as a muscle or a surgical instrument.
- What letters can be added to DILATOR?
- DILATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DILATOR:
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