STERTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STERTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STERTOR?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STERTOR is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STERTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stertorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STERTOR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STERTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 185,273.
What stands out about STERTOR
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STERTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A heavy snoring sound made while breathing, as by someone deeply unconscious.
Doctors treat stertor as a sign that the airway is partly blocked, for example by the tongue during deep sleep or after a stroke. Its adjective, stertorous, is more often seen than the noun.
How STERTOR is used
Stertor is a clinical term and rarely appears outside medical or literary description.
- The nurse noted stertor in the patient breathing.
- A loud stertor came from the old man in the chair.
- Stertor can warn of a blocked airway.
- The only sound in the ward was the stertor of the sleeper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STERTOR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STERTOR
The 7 tiles of STERTOR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with STERTOR
4 longer words begin with STERTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in STERTOR
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Common questions about STERTOR
- Is STERTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STERTOR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STERTOR worth?
- STERTOR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STERTOR mean?
- A heavy snoring sound made while breathing, as by someone deeply unconscious.
- What letters can be added to STERTOR?
- STERTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STERTOR:
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