TOTALISATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TOTALISATOR 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 TOTALISATOR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOTALISATOR is to know. It scores 11 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOTALISATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
totalisatorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOTALISATOR scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TOTALISATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 3 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TOTALISATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TOTALISATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A machine or system at a racecourse that records all bets and shares the pool among those who backed the winner.
A totalisator pays out according to how much was staked overall, so the odds shift as bets come in. It differs from a bookmaker, who offers fixed prices.
How TOTALISATOR is used
Totalisator is the British spelling, used mainly in horse and greyhound racing.
- The totalisator board showed the pool growing minute by minute before the race.
- Winning tickets on the totalisator paid more than the bookmakers had offered.
- He queued at the totalisator window to place a small bet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOTALISATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOTALISATOR
1 longer words begin with TOTALISATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in TOTALISATOR
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Common questions about TOTALISATOR
- Is TOTALISATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOTALISATOR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOTALISATOR worth?
- TOTALISATOR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOTALISATOR mean?
- A machine or system at a racecourse that records all bets and shares the pool among those who backed the winner.
- What letters can be added to TOTALISATOR?
- TOTALISATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TOTALISATOR:
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