OBTURATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OBTURATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBTURATOR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBTURATOR is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBTURATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
obturatorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBTURATOR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OBTURATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBTURATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OBTURATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A device or body structure that closes an opening; also either of two muscles around the hip.
In dentistry and surgery an obturator is a plate or plug fitted to seal a gap, such as one in the roof of the mouth. In anatomy the name also belongs to a pair of hip muscles and a nearby opening in the pelvis.
How OBTURATOR is used
Used in medicine and anatomy, and sometimes for the part of a firearm or instrument that seals an opening.
- The dentist fitted an obturator to close the opening in the roof of his mouth.
- The obturator muscle helps rotate the thigh outward.
- A thin obturator sat inside the tube during the procedure and was withdrawn afterwards.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBTURATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OBTURATOR
1 longer words begin with OBTURATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in OBTURATOR
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Common questions about OBTURATOR
- Is OBTURATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBTURATOR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBTURATOR worth?
- OBTURATOR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBTURATOR mean?
- A device or body structure that closes an opening; also either of two muscles around the hip.
- What letters can be added to OBTURATOR?
- OBTURATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OBTURATOR:
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