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DILATER

7 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What DILATER Means

  1. noun: a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

DILATER is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 I1 L1 A1 T1 E1 R1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 58 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Anagrams of DILATER (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Next: the full rack page for these seven tiles, and the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.