INSPIRATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. INSPIRATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INSPIRATOR?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSPIRATOR is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSPIRATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INSPIRATOR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in INSPIRATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INSPIRATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INSPIRATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person or thing that inspires, or a device that draws in air, gas or vapour, such as an injector forcing water by steam.
In everyday use inspirator is an uncommon alternative to inspirer, naming whoever stirs others to act. In engineering it was a name for a steam-driven injector and for breathing apparatus that pulled a gas or vapour into the lungs.
How INSPIRATOR is used
Rare; found in older technical texts and in occasional literary use for a source of inspiration.
- The old teacher was the quiet inspirator of a whole generation of poets.
- A steam inspirator fed water into the boiler.
- The inspirator drew vapour across the patient's face.
- She called her late mentor the inspirator of every book she wrote.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSPIRATOR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INSPIRATOR
2 longer words begin with INSPIRATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in INSPIRATOR
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Common questions about INSPIRATOR
- Is INSPIRATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSPIRATOR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSPIRATOR worth?
- INSPIRATOR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSPIRATOR mean?
- A person or thing that inspires, or a device that draws in air, gas or vapour, such as an injector forcing water by steam.
- What letters can be added to INSPIRATOR?
- INSPIRATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INSPIRATOR:
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