INITIATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INITIATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INITIATOR?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INITIATOR is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INITIATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INITIATOR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INITIATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INITIATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INITIATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person or thing that starts a process, action, or reaction.
In a dispute the initiator is the party who made the first move. In chemistry an initiator is a substance that sets off a chain reaction, and in blasting it is the small charge that sets off a larger one.
How INITIATOR is used
Used for people who begin projects and for triggers in science.
- She was the initiator of the town's recycling scheme.
- A small initiator set off the main charge.
- The chemical initiator starts the chain reaction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INITIATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INITIATOR
3 longer words begin with INITIATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in INITIATOR
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Common questions about INITIATOR
- Is INITIATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INITIATOR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INITIATOR worth?
- INITIATOR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INITIATOR mean?
- A person or thing that starts a process, action, or reaction.
- What letters can be added to INITIATOR?
- INITIATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INITIATOR:
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