RADIATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RADIATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RADIATOR?
| 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 RADIATOR is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RADIATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RADIATOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RADIATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RADIATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RADIATOR
- RADIATOR begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RADIATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A device that gives off heat, either to warm a room or to cool an engine.
In a house the radiator is the metal panel fed by hot water or steam. In a car it is the finned unit at the front that sheds engine heat to the passing air. A leaking radiator in either place means a cold room or an overheated engine.
How RADIATOR is used
Used for home heating panels and for vehicle cooling units.
- The radiator under the window kept the room warm.
- Steam poured from the car radiator on the hill.
- Bleed the radiator if the top stays cold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RADIATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RADIATOR
2 longer words begin with RADIATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in RADIATOR
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Common questions about RADIATOR
- Is RADIATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RADIATOR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RADIATOR worth?
- RADIATOR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RADIATOR mean?
- A device that gives off heat, either to warm a room or to cool an engine.
- What letters can be added to RADIATOR?
- RADIATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RADIATOR:
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