FIXER is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FIXER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIXER?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIXER is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIXER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fixersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIXER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FIXER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does FIXER mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person who arranges solutions to problems, sometimes through unofficial or underhand methods.
A fixer gets things done quietly, often by using connections, money or persuasion rather than official channels. Journalists working abroad rely on local fixers to arrange interviews, translation and safe passage in unfamiliar places. Business and political fixers work in a similar way, smoothing over problems that would otherwise become public embarrassments. In an unrelated technical sense, a fixer is also the chemical bath that makes a developed photograph permanent.
How FIXER is used
This word is common in journalism, business and politics, describing someone who solves problems informally and sometimes with a slightly shady connotation.
- The film crew hired a local fixer to arrange permits.
- Every campaign seems to have its own quiet fixer behind the scenes.
- The photographer rinsed the print in fixer before hanging it to dry.
- Reporters in the war zone depended entirely on their fixer.
- He built a reputation as the fixer who could solve any problem for a fee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIXER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FIXER
The 5 tiles of FIXER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FIXER
1 longer words begin with FIXER.
Words ending in FIXER
1 words end in FIXER. Useful as a back hook: play FIXER onto a word already on the board.
Words with FIXER inside
1 words contain FIXER in the middle. Words that start with FIXER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FIXER
Common questions about FIXER
- Is FIXER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIXER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIXER worth?
- FIXER is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIXER mean?
- A person who arranges solutions to problems, sometimes through unofficial or underhand methods.
- What letters can be added to FIXER?
- FIXER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FIXER:
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