LACRIMATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LACRIMATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LACRIMATOR?
| 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 LACRIMATOR is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LACRIMATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LACRIMATOR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LACRIMATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LACRIMATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LACRIMATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A chemical agent that irritates the eyes and makes them stream with tears.
A lacrimator is the technical name for what most people call tear gas. The word comes from the Latin for tears, and it is used in military, police and chemical contexts rather than in everyday talk.
How LACRIMATOR is used
Lacrimator is a technical term, found in reports on riot control and chemical agents.
- The report listed every lacrimator used in the protest.
- A lacrimator forces the eyes shut within seconds.
- The factory stored a lacrimator in sealed canisters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LACRIMATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LACRIMATOR
2 longer words begin with LACRIMATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in LACRIMATOR
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Common questions about LACRIMATOR
- Is LACRIMATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LACRIMATOR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LACRIMATOR worth?
- LACRIMATOR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LACRIMATOR mean?
- A chemical agent that irritates the eyes and makes them stream with tears.
- What letters can be added to LACRIMATOR?
- LACRIMATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LACRIMATOR:
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