ELABORATOR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. ELABORATOR is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ELABORATOR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELABORATOR is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELABORATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELABORATOR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ELABORATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELABORATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ELABORATOR
3 longer words begin with ELABORATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in ELABORATOR
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Common questions about ELABORATOR
- Is ELABORATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELABORATOR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELABORATOR worth?
- ELABORATOR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ELABORATOR?
- ELABORATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ELABORATOR:
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