ELICITOR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ELICITOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELICITOR?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELICITOR is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELICITOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
elicitorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELICITOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ELICITOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELICITOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ELICITOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A person or thing that draws out a response, answer or reaction.
In plant science an elicitor is a molecule, often from a pest or pathogen, that sets off the plant defences. Elsewhere the word names anyone skilled at drawing information out of others, such as an interviewer.
How ELICITOR is used
Used in biology for defence-triggering molecules and more generally for someone who draws out answers.
- The fungal protein acted as an elicitor of the plant immune response.
- A good elicitor of stories, she kept the old man talking for hours.
- Researchers sprayed the crop with an elicitor to test its resistance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELICITOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ELICITOR
1 longer words begin with ELICITOR.
Shorter words from the letters in ELICITOR
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Common questions about ELICITOR
- Is ELICITOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELICITOR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELICITOR worth?
- ELICITOR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELICITOR mean?
- A person or thing that draws out a response, answer or reaction.
- What letters can be added to ELICITOR?
- ELICITOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ELICITOR:
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