SCINTILLATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SCINTILLATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCINTILLATOR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCINTILLATOR is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCINTILLATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scintillatorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCINTILLATOR scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SCINTILLATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCINTILLATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCINTILLATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A material or device that gives off tiny flashes of light when struck by radiation or fast particles.
A scintillator is the heart of many radiation detectors. The faint flashes it emits are picked up and amplified into an electrical signal that can be counted.
How SCINTILLATOR is used
Physics and medical imaging vocabulary; a scintillator is paired with a light sensor.
- The detector used a crystal scintillator to catch gamma rays.
- Each particle produced a flash in the scintillator.
- Hospitals use a scintillator in scanning equipment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCINTILLATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCINTILLATOR
1 longer words begin with SCINTILLATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in SCINTILLATOR
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Common questions about SCINTILLATOR
- Is SCINTILLATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCINTILLATOR, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCINTILLATOR worth?
- SCINTILLATOR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCINTILLATOR mean?
- A material or device that gives off tiny flashes of light when struck by radiation or fast particles.
- What letters can be added to SCINTILLATOR?
- SCINTILLATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SCINTILLATOR:
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