PALPATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PALPATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALPATOR?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALPATOR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALPATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALPATOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PALPATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALPATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PALPATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A person who examines the body by touch, especially a doctor feeling for signs of illness.
A skilled palpator can sense a swollen organ or an unusual lump through the skin. The term is formal and mostly clinical, since most people just say examiner or doctor. Zoologists have also used it for a kind of beetle with long feelers.
How PALPATOR is used
A clinical term for someone who examines by feel; rare in everyday speech.
- The palpator pressed gently on the patient's abdomen.
- An experienced palpator can tell much by touch alone.
- Training turns a student into a careful palpator over many months.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALPATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PALPATOR
2 longer words begin with PALPATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in PALPATOR
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Common questions about PALPATOR
- Is PALPATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALPATOR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALPATOR worth?
- PALPATOR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALPATOR mean?
- A person who examines the body by touch, especially a doctor feeling for signs of illness.
- What letters can be added to PALPATOR?
- PALPATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PALPATOR:
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