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Is dilator a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dilator is a Scrabble US word. The word dilator is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is dilator a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dilator is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

D2I1L1A1T1O1R1

Is dilator a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dilator is a Words With Friends word. The word dilator is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

DILATOR,

6-letter words (5 found)

ADROIT,LAROID,OTARID,RIALTO,TAILOR,

5-letter words (28 found)

ARIOT,AROID,DIOTA,DITAL,DOILT,DOLIA,DOTAL,DRAIL,DROIL,DROIT,IDOLA,LAIRD,LIARD,LIART,LIDAR,LIROT,RADIO,RATIO,ROTAL,TARDO,TIDAL,TOLAR,TRAIL,TRIAD,TRIAL,TRILD,TRIOL,TROAD,

4-letter words (71 found)

ADIT,AIRT,ALIT,ALOD,ALTO,ARID,ARIL,ARTI,DALI,DALT,DARI,DART,DATO,DIAL,DIOL,DIRL,DIRT,DITA,DOAT,DOIT,DOLT,DORT,DRAT,IDOL,IOTA,LAID,LAIR,LARD,LARI,LATI,LIAR,LIDO,LIRA,LOAD,LOID,LOIR,LORD,LOTA,LOTI,ODAL,OLID,ORAD,ORAL,RAID,RAIL,RAIT,RATO,RIAD,RIAL,RIOT,ROAD,ROID,ROIL,ROTA,ROTI,ROTL,TAIL,TALI,TARO,TIAR,TIRL,TIRO,TOAD,TOIL,TOLA,TOLD,TORA,TORI,TRAD,TRIO,TROD,

3-letter words (46 found)

ADO,AID,AIL,AIR,AIT,ALT,ARD,ART,DAL,DIT,DOL,DOR,DOT,ITA,LAD,LAR,LAT,LID,LIT,LOD,LOR,LOT,OAR,OAT,ODA,OIL,OLD,ORA,ORD,ORT,RAD,RAI,RAT,RIA,RID,RIT,ROD,ROT,TAD,TAI,TAO,TAR,TID,TIL,TOD,TOR,

2-letter words (20 found)

AD,AI,AL,AR,AT,DA,DI,DO,ID,IO,IT,LA,LI,LO,OD,OI,OR,TA,TI,TO,

You can make 171 words from dilator according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of dilator

dilator

Etymology

dilate +‎ -or

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

dilator (plural dilators)

  1. (anatomy) Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate.
  2. (medicine) Any drug that causes such dilation.
  3. (medicine) An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity.

Synonyms

  • (that which causes dilation): dilatator, dilater

Derived terms

  • bronchodilator
  • cardiodilator
  • iris dilator muscle
  • vasodilator
  • venodilator

Anagrams

  • Altidor, ortalid

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /diːˈlaː.tor/, [d̪iːˈɫ̪äːt̪ɔr]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /diˈla.tor/, [d̪iˈläːt̪or]

Etymology 1

dīlātus, perfect passive participle of differō (“to carry apart; to defer, delay”) +‎ -tor

Noun

dīlātor m (genitive dīlātōris); third declension

  1. one who delays, a dilatory person
Declension

Third-declension noun.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dīlātor

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of dīlātō

References

  • “dilator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “dilator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dilator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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