DISSERTATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DISSERTATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISSERTATOR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISSERTATOR is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISSERTATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dissertatorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISSERTATOR scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DISSERTATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISSERTATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISSERTATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who writes or delivers a formal, learned discussion of a subject.
A dissertator is tied to the dissertation, a long scholarly essay. The word is uncommon today and sounds somewhat grand.
How DISSERTATOR is used
Dissertator is rare and mainly seen in academic or old-fashioned writing.
- The dissertator defended her thesis before a panel of professors.
- An eager dissertator, he filled three hundred pages on a single poem.
- The dissertator thanked her advisers in the preface.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISSERTATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISSERTATOR
1 longer words begin with DISSERTATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in DISSERTATOR
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Common questions about DISSERTATOR
- Is DISSERTATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISSERTATOR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISSERTATOR worth?
- DISSERTATOR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISSERTATOR mean?
- A person who writes or delivers a formal, learned discussion of a subject.
- What letters can be added to DISSERTATOR?
- DISSERTATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DISSERTATOR:
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