INDICTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INDICTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDICTOR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDICTOR is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDICTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
indictorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INDICTOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INDICTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INDICTOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INDICTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A person who brings a formal charge against someone.
The indictor stands on the accusing side of a case, opposite the person charged. The spelling is less usual than the legal term indicter in older law books.
How INDICTOR is used
Rare legal word; most writers describe the prosecutor or grand jury instead.
- The indictor presented the written charge to the court.
- Old records name the indictor beside the accused.
- No indictor came forward, so the case was dropped.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDICTOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INDICTOR
1 longer words begin with INDICTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in INDICTOR
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Common questions about INDICTOR
- Is INDICTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDICTOR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDICTOR worth?
- INDICTOR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDICTOR mean?
- A person who brings a formal charge against someone.
- What letters can be added to INDICTOR?
- INDICTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INDICTOR:
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