INVESTIGATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. INVESTIGATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INVESTIGATOR?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INVESTIGATOR is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INVESTIGATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INVESTIGATOR scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in INVESTIGATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INVESTIGATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INVESTIGATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who carries out a careful and systematic inquiry into something.
An investigator may be a detective following a crime, an inspector checking a company or a scientist leading a study. The title suggests patient digging for facts rather than quick opinion.
How INVESTIGATOR is used
Investigator is used in police work, journalism, insurance and research.
- The investigator interviewed every witness.
- A private investigator was hired to find the missing heir.
- The lead investigator presented her findings to the board.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INVESTIGATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INVESTIGATOR
2 longer words begin with INVESTIGATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in INVESTIGATOR
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Common questions about INVESTIGATOR
- Is INVESTIGATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INVESTIGATOR, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INVESTIGATOR worth?
- INVESTIGATOR is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INVESTIGATOR mean?
- A person who carries out a careful and systematic inquiry into something.
- What letters can be added to INVESTIGATOR?
- INVESTIGATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of INVESTIGATOR:
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