OPERATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OPERATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPERATOR?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPERATOR is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPERATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
operatorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPERATOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OPERATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPERATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OPERATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who works a machine, a switchboard or a business, or a symbol that stands for a mathematical action.
The operator may be the person at the controls of a crane or the person who connects telephone calls. In maths and programming, a plus sign is an operator because it tells you which action to carry out. Informally, a smooth operator is someone clever at getting their way.
How OPERATOR is used
The noun operator covers jobs, companies and symbols, so context decides the meaning.
- The crane operator waited for the wind to drop.
- A tour operator arranged the flights and hotels.
- In the sum, the plus sign is the operator.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPERATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OPERATOR
2 longer words begin with OPERATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in OPERATOR
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Common questions about OPERATOR
- Is OPERATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPERATOR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPERATOR worth?
- OPERATOR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPERATOR mean?
- A person who works a machine, a switchboard or a business, or a symbol that stands for a mathematical action.
- What letters can be added to OPERATOR?
- OPERATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OPERATOR:
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