Scrabble and Words with Friends

• FACTOR is a valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• FACTOR is a valid Words with Friends word worth 12 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• FACTOR is a 6 letter word containing the letters a, c, f, o, r, t.

Definitions

• factor

  noun anything that contributes causally to a result
  a number of factors determined the outcome

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• factor

  noun an abstract part of something
  a key factor in her success

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• factor

  noun one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
  what are the 4 factors of 6?

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• factor

  noun a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

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• factor

  noun any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together

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• factor

  noun an independent variable in statistics

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• factor

  noun (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
  genes were formerly called factors

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• factor

  verb resolve into factors
  a quantum computer can factor the number 15

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• factor

  verb be a contributing factor
  make things factor into a company's profitability

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• factor

  verb consider as relevant when making a decision
  You must factor in the recent developments

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• Lookup FACTOR using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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