DISSIMULATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DISSIMULATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISSIMULATOR?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISSIMULATOR is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISSIMULATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dissimulatorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISSIMULATOR scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in DISSIMULATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISSIMULATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISSIMULATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person who hides true feelings or motives behind a false show of other beliefs.
A dissimulator pretends not to feel or think what is really in his mind. The word is rarer and more literary than liar, and implies patient, careful concealment.
How DISSIMULATOR is used
Found in older prose and in character studies of cunning courtiers or politicians.
- The court was full of smiling dissimulators.
- A practised dissimulator, he showed no sign of anger.
- The play portrays its villain as a cold dissimulator.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISSIMULATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISSIMULATOR
1 longer words begin with DISSIMULATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in DISSIMULATOR
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Common questions about DISSIMULATOR
- Is DISSIMULATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISSIMULATOR, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISSIMULATOR worth?
- DISSIMULATOR is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISSIMULATOR mean?
- A person who hides true feelings or motives behind a false show of other beliefs.
- What letters can be added to DISSIMULATOR?
- DISSIMULATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DISSIMULATOR:
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