DOCTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DOCTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOCTOR?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOCTOR is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOCTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
doctorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOCTOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DOCTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,824.
What does DOCTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person qualified to treat the ill, or a person who holds the highest academic degree in a field.
The word goes back to a Latin term for teacher, and that older sense survives in the academic title. In daily life it most often means a physician, and it is also used as a form of address. The word works as a verb as well, meaning to tamper with something or to treat a patient, which is why headlines speak of a doctored photograph.
How DOCTOR is used
Very common; the verb use meaning to alter or falsify is also frequent.
- The doctor listened carefully to her chest.
- She earned her doctor degree in physics after six years.
- Call the doctor if the fever lasts more than two days.
- The village had only one doctor for miles around.
- He asked the doctor about the new medicine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOCTOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOCTOR
18 longer words begin with DOCTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in DOCTOR
Common questions about DOCTOR
- Is DOCTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOCTOR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOCTOR worth?
- DOCTOR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOCTOR mean?
- A person qualified to treat the ill, or a person who holds the highest academic degree in a field.
- What letters can be added to DOCTOR?
- DOCTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DOCTOR:
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