PATENTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PATENTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATENTOR?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATENTOR is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATENTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
patentorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PATENTOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PATENTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATENTOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATENTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
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An authority or official body that grants a patent.
The patentor sits on the giving side of the transaction, the opposite of the patentee who receives the grant. It is a rare legal term, and most writers simply name the patent office instead.
How PATENTOR is used
Appears in legal texts when distinguishing the patentor from the person who receives the patent.
- The patentor examined the application for novelty.
- In the old statute the crown acted as patentor.
- A patentor must be satisfied that the invention is new.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATENTOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PATENTOR
1 longer words begin with PATENTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in PATENTOR
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Common questions about PATENTOR
- Is PATENTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATENTOR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATENTOR worth?
- PATENTOR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATENTOR mean?
- An authority or official body that grants a patent.
- What letters can be added to PATENTOR?
- PATENTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PATENTOR:
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