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Doctor

/ˈdɒktə/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters
Definition of Doctor

noun

  1. A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK.

    "If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor."

  2. A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.
  3. A veterinarian; a medical practitioner who treats non-human animals.
  4. A nickname for a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions.
  5. A teacher; one skilled in a profession or a branch of knowledge; a learned man.

verb

  1. To act as a medical doctor to.

    "Her children doctored her back to health."

  2. To act as a medical doctor.
  3. To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon.
  4. To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.

    "They doctored their apple trees by vigorous pruning, and now the dwarfed trees are easier to pick."

  5. To genetically alter an extant species.

    "Mendel's discoveries showed how the evolution of a species may be doctored."

Anagrams of Doctor

No exact anagrams found for "doctor". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "doctor" and rearranging:

+sdoctors
Related Word Patterns
DO...Words starting with "do"...ORWords ending with "or"All 6-letter wordsUnscramble "doctor"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
d2
o1
c3
t1
o1
r1

Total: 9 Scrabble points

Word Tools
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Rhymes With Doctor
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Related 6-Letter Words
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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Doctor"

Doctor is a 6-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Doctor" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "doctor" is a low-scoring word.