IRRADIATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. IRRADIATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IRRADIATOR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IRRADIATOR is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IRRADIATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
irradiatorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IRRADIATOR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in IRRADIATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IRRADIATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IRRADIATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A device or person that exposes something to radiation, for example to sterilise it or to treat it.
An irradiator is the machine in which food, blood or equipment is exposed to a controlled dose of rays. Hospitals and food plants run them under strict safety rules. The term names the source of treatment, not the radiation itself.
How IRRADIATOR is used
Used in medicine, food safety and research laboratories.
- The hospital has an irradiator for treating blood products.
- Spices passed through the irradiator on a belt.
- Technicians shielded the irradiator with thick lead walls.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IRRADIATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IRRADIATOR
1 longer words begin with IRRADIATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in IRRADIATOR
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Common questions about IRRADIATOR
- Is IRRADIATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IRRADIATOR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IRRADIATOR worth?
- IRRADIATOR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IRRADIATOR mean?
- A device or person that exposes something to radiation, for example to sterilise it or to treat it.
- What letters can be added to IRRADIATOR?
- IRRADIATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of IRRADIATOR:
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