NITRATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NITRATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NITRATOR?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NITRATOR is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NITRATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nitratorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NITRATOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NITRATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NITRATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NITRATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A vessel or apparatus in which a substance is treated with nitric acid to introduce nitro groups.
In a chemical plant the nitrator is the tank where nitration takes place, often cooled because the reaction gives off a lot of heat. The same word can describe equipment that spreads nitrate on soil.
How NITRATOR is used
Nitrator is an industrial and chemical engineering term, seen in manufacturing descriptions.
- The operators watched the temperature gauge on the nitrator all night.
- A leak in the nitrator forced the plant to shut down for repairs.
- Cooling coils keep the nitrator from overheating.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NITRATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NITRATOR
1 longer words begin with NITRATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in NITRATOR
Showing 40 of 135. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about NITRATOR
- Is NITRATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NITRATOR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NITRATOR worth?
- NITRATOR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NITRATOR mean?
- A vessel or apparatus in which a substance is treated with nitric acid to introduce nitro groups.
- What letters can be added to NITRATOR?
- NITRATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NITRATOR:
Open NITRATOR in the Word Finder