Is SECTOR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SECTOR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SECTOR mean?
- noun
a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
- noun
a social group that forms part of the society or the economy
“the public sector”
- noun
a particular aspect of life or activity
“he was helpless in an important sector of his life”
- noun
the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 6
S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) = 8 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SECTOR
Single letters that turn SECTOR into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of SECTOR
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SECTOR
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- corset8
- coster8
- escort8
- rectos8
- scoter8
- ceros7
- certs7
- cores7
- corse7
- coset7
- cotes7
- crest7
- escot7
- recto7
- score7
- torcs7
- cero6
- cert6
- core6
- cors6
- cost6
- cote6
- cots6
- ecos6
- orcs6
- recs6
- rocs6
- scot6
- sect6
- tecs6
- torc6
- roset5
- rotes5
- store5
- tores5
- torse5
- cor5
- cos5
- cot5
- eco5
- orc5
- rec5
- roc5
- sec5
- soc5
- tec5
- eros4
- erst4
- ores4
- orts4
- rest4
- rets4
- roes4
- rose4
- rote4
- rots4
- sore4
- sort4
- toes4
- tore4
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