DONOR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DONOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DONOR?
| 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 DONOR is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DONOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
donorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DONOR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DONOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,673.
What stands out about DONOR
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DONOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who gives something, such as money, blood, or an organ, especially for the benefit of another person or a cause.
A donor to a charity gives money or goods without expecting anything material in return, while a blood or organ donor gives part of their own body so that a patient can be treated or a life saved. Chemistry borrows the same word for an atom or molecule that supplies a pair of electrons to form a bond, and physics uses it for an impurity atom that contributes a free electron inside a semiconductor. Across all of these fields the core idea stays the same: a donor is the side of a relationship that supplies something to a receiver.
How DONOR is used
Used in everyday, medical, scientific and charitable contexts for the giving side of a transfer.
- The charity thanked every donor by name in its annual report.
- Doctors matched the donor's blood type before the transfusion.
- A generous donor funded the entire new library wing.
- The organ donor register lets people record their wishes in advance.
- In the reaction, one molecule acts as the electron donor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DONOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DONOR
The 5 tiles of DONOR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DONOR
3 longer words begin with DONOR.
Words ending in DONOR
1 words end in DONOR. Useful as a back hook: play DONOR onto a word already on the board.
Words with DONOR inside
1 words contain DONOR in the middle. Words that start with DONOR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DONOR
Common questions about DONOR
- Is DONOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DONOR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DONOR worth?
- DONOR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DONOR mean?
- A person who gives something, such as money, blood, or an organ, especially for the benefit of another person or a cause.
- What letters can be added to DONOR?
- DONOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DONOR:
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