MUTATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MUTATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUTATOR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUTATOR is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUTATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUTATOR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MUTATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 308,788.
What does MUTATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Something that causes a change in form, especially a mutation in a gene.
In genetics a mutator is blamed for speeding up the rate at which DNA changes. In ordinary writing it can be any agent that alters things from one form to another.
How MUTATOR is used
Mutator is used in genetics and, more loosely, for anything that brings about change.
- Radiation acts as a mutator on living cells.
- The strain carried a mutator gene that raised its error rate.
- Chemists tested the compound as a possible mutator.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUTATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MUTATOR
2 longer words begin with MUTATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in MUTATOR
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Common questions about MUTATOR
- Is MUTATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUTATOR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUTATOR worth?
- MUTATOR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUTATOR mean?
- Something that causes a change in form, especially a mutation in a gene.
- What letters can be added to MUTATOR?
- MUTATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MUTATOR:
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