INDICATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. INDICATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDICATORY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDICATORY is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDICATORY
Front hooks — 1
vindicatoryBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How INDICATORY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in INDICATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INDICATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INDICATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rareformal
Serving to point out or reveal something clearly.
Indicatory is a rare cousin of indicative, with the same sense of pointing something out. It sits mainly in technical or older prose, and most writers choose indicative instead.
How INDICATORY is used
Indicatory is uncommon and formal, usually followed by of.
- The marks on the map were indicatory of old trade routes.
- A small indicatory light shows when the machine is on.
- He took the odd silence as indicatory of trouble.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDICATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INDICATORY
The 10 tiles of INDICATORY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in INDICATORY
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Common questions about INDICATORY
- Is INDICATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDICATORY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDICATORY worth?
- INDICATORY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDICATORY mean?
- Serving to point out or reveal something clearly.
- What letters can be added to INDICATORY?
- INDICATORY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INDICATORY:
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