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/ˈɛd.ɪ.təɹ/
noun

EDITOR meaning: a person who edits documents or selects stories; EDITOR scores 7 points in Scrabble and has four anagrams.

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Noun 4 meanings

  1. A person who edits or makes changes to documents.

  2. A copy editor.

  3. A person who edited a specific document.

    “John Johnson wrote this term paper and the editor was Joan Johnson.”

  4. A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.

    “John is the city editor at the Daily Times.”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Medieval Latin ēditor, from Late Latin ēditor, from ēditus, perfect passive participle of ēdō (“give out, put forth, publish”).

EDITOR is an everyday noun for a person who revises documents, works as a copy editor, or chooses which stories a publication runs. Its six letters are E, D, I, T, O and R, and their values add to 7 Scrabble points. The word is common in ordinary English, but its game profile has a twist: no word sits one letter away from it.

EDITOR at a glance

  • EDITOR is six letters long and scores 7 points in Scrabble.
  • Its tiles are E 1, D 2, I 1, T 1, O 1 and R 1.
  • RIOTED, TRIODE, DOTIER and TIEROD use the same six letters.
  • No word sits one letter away from EDITOR.
  • EDITOR rhymes with 12 words, including DOCTOR and ACTOR.

EDITOR meaning and Scrabble score

An editor revises written material; at a newspaper or publisher, an editor may also decide which stories to publish. The word can refer to a copy editor or to the person who edited a particular document.

EDITOR's Scrabble face value is 7 points. D is the only tile worth more than one point: it adds 2, while E, I, T, O and R each add 1. The score comes from six modest tiles rather than a single premium letter.

For a board play, that makes using all six tiles the bigger scoring opportunity. A double-word square raises the total, while the printed 7 is the tile value before board bonuses.

Anagrams, rhymes and a spelling limitation

The four anagrams are RIOTED, TRIODE, DOTIER and TIEROD. RIOTED and TRIODE are the most recognizable rearrangements; DOTIER and TIEROD are less familiar, so test them before you rely on them.

EDITOR ends in the sound represented by -tor and rhymes with words such as DOCTOR, ACTOR, FACTOR and SECTOR. The broader rhyme group also includes DIRECTOR, MOTOR and VICTOR. Among six-letter words, 3% start with E, while 9% end in R, making EDITOR's first letter the less common position.

Changing one letter never turns EDITOR into another word: nothing keeps five letters and swaps just one. That makes it a dead end for a word ladder, despite its familiar meaning.

Rhymes with editor

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Questions people ask

Which EDITOR anagrams are easiest to recognize?
RIOTED and TRIODE are the most familiar-looking anagrams of EDITOR. DOTIER and TIEROD use the same six letters too, but they are less familiar choices. Opponents are more likely to recognize RIOTED and TRIODE, so those are the safer plays.
Does EDITOR have any one-letter neighbours?
No word sits one letter away from EDITOR. A neighbour would keep five letters in place and replace one tile to form another word; EDITOR has none. Its familiar spelling does not make it a good starting point for a word ladder.
How many EDITOR tiles are worth more than one point?
Only D is worth more than one point, with a face value of 2. E, I, T, O and R are each worth 1, bringing EDITOR's Scrabble tile total to 7 before any board bonuses. The word's score relies on placement, not a high-value tile.

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