REDACTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. REDACTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REDACTOR?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REDACTOR is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REDACTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
redactorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REDACTOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in REDACTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REDACTOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about REDACTOR
- REDACTOR 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 REDACTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person who edits and prepares a text for publication.
A redactor puts material in final shape, and today the word also suggests someone who removes private or secret passages from a document. In biblical scholarship it names the editor who combined older sources.
How REDACTOR is used
Formal word for an editor, also used in textual scholarship.
- The redactor shortened the report before printing.
- A later redactor probably joined the two ancient texts.
- The redactor blacked out the names in the file.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REDACTOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REDACTOR
2 longer words begin with REDACTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in REDACTOR
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Common questions about REDACTOR
- Is REDACTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REDACTOR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REDACTOR worth?
- REDACTOR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REDACTOR mean?
- A person who edits and prepares a text for publication.
- What letters can be added to REDACTOR?
- REDACTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of REDACTOR:
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