INCUBATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. INCUBATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INCUBATOR?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCUBATOR is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCUBATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INCUBATOR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INCUBATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INCUBATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INCUBATOR
- All 9 letters of INCUBATOR are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does INCUBATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A heated enclosure that keeps eggs, cultures or newborn babies in controlled conditions.
Hospitals place very small babies in an incubator for warmth, farmers use one to hatch chicks, and laboratories grow bacteria in it. Business writers borrow the word for a scheme that nurtures start-up firms with cheap space and advice.
How INCUBATOR is used
Used in medicine, farming, science and, figuratively, in business support.
- The baby spent two weeks in an incubator.
- Chicks hatched in the incubator after three weeks.
- The city opened a business incubator for young firms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INCUBATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INCUBATOR
2 longer words begin with INCUBATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in INCUBATOR
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Common questions about INCUBATOR
- Is INCUBATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCUBATOR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCUBATOR worth?
- INCUBATOR is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INCUBATOR mean?
- A heated enclosure that keeps eggs, cultures or newborn babies in controlled conditions.
- What letters can be added to INCUBATOR?
- INCUBATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INCUBATOR:
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