Scrabble & Words with friends points
- factor is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
- factor is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
- factor is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12
Definition of factor
- a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission (noun)
Synonyms
- agent
- broker
- (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 (noun)
Examples
- genes were formerly called factors
Synonyms
- cistron
- gene
- an abstract part of something (noun)
Examples
- a key factor in her success
Synonyms
- component
- constituent
- element
- ingredient
- one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer (noun)
Examples
- what are the 4 factors of 6?
Synonyms
- divisor
- consider as relevant when making a decision (verb)
Examples
- You must factor in the recent developments
Synonyms
- factor in
- factor out
- resolve into factors (verb)
Examples
- a quantum computer can factor the number 15
Synonyms
- factor in
- factor out
- an independent variable in statistics (noun)
- any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together (noun)
- anything that contributes causally to a result (noun)
Examples
- a number of factors determined the outcome
- be a contributing factor (verb)
Examples
- make things factor into a company's profitability
See definition of factor in Merriam Webster