LEGITIMATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LEGITIMATOR 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 LEGITIMATOR?
| 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 LEGITIMATOR is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEGITIMATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
legitimatorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEGITIMATOR scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LEGITIMATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEGITIMATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEGITIMATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person or thing that makes something lawful, accepted or respectable.
A famous endorsement can act as a legitimator for a new product, and a court ruling can act as a legitimator for a policy. The word is rare and mostly appears in political and social writing.
How LEGITIMATOR is used
Formal and uncommon; legitimator is used where one party gives another the appearance of authority.
- The church served as a legitimator of royal power.
- He became the legitimator of the new regime.
- Critics called the report a legitimator of weak rules.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEGITIMATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEGITIMATOR
1 longer words begin with LEGITIMATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in LEGITIMATOR
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Common questions about LEGITIMATOR
- Is LEGITIMATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEGITIMATOR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEGITIMATOR worth?
- LEGITIMATOR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEGITIMATOR mean?
- A person or thing that makes something lawful, accepted or respectable.
- What letters can be added to LEGITIMATOR?
- LEGITIMATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LEGITIMATOR:
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