RATIOCINATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. RATIOCINATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RATIOCINATOR?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RATIOCINATOR is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RATIOCINATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RATIOCINATOR scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in RATIOCINATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RATIOCINATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RATIOCINATOR
- RATIOCINATOR 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 RATIOCINATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who reasons logically and carefully, step by step.
A ratiocinator is a thinker who builds conclusions through argument. The word is old-fashioned and learned, often used with a touch of humour for someone very analytical.
How RATIOCINATOR is used
Rare and bookish; a ratiocinator is typically a detective, philosopher or debater in fiction and essays.
- The detective was a cool ratiocinator who trusted facts over hunches.
- As a ratiocinator, she dismantled every weak point in the proposal.
- He saw himself as a ratiocinator rather than a dreamer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RATIOCINATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RATIOCINATOR
2 longer words begin with RATIOCINATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in RATIOCINATOR
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Common questions about RATIOCINATOR
- Is RATIOCINATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RATIOCINATOR, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RATIOCINATOR worth?
- RATIOCINATOR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RATIOCINATOR mean?
- A person who reasons logically and carefully, step by step.
- What letters can be added to RATIOCINATOR?
- RATIOCINATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RATIOCINATOR:
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