ADMIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ADMIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADMIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADMIN is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADMIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adminsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADMIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ADMIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does ADMIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The work of managing an organization, office, or system, including record-keeping and routine paperwork.
Admin is a shortened, informal form of administration, used chiefly in British and workplace English for everyday organizational tasks such as filing, scheduling, and correspondence. The same short form is also used for a person who manages a computer system or online group, as in forum admin. Both senses share the core idea of keeping something organized and running smoothly.
How ADMIN is used
Informal noun, mainly British; often uncountable when referring to office tasks, countable when referring to a person.
- She spent Friday afternoon catching up on admin.
- The office admin filed the invoices before closing.
- An admin approved his request to join the group.
- Too much admin left little time for actual teaching.
- The new software cut down on paper admin considerably.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADMIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ADMIN
The 5 tiles of ADMIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ADMIN
Showing 24 of 27 words that begin with ADMIN.
Words ending in ADMIN
1 words end in ADMIN. Useful as a back hook: play ADMIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with ADMIN inside
22 words contain ADMIN in the middle. Words that start with ADMIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ADMIN
Common questions about ADMIN
- Is ADMIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADMIN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADMIN worth?
- ADMIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADMIN mean?
- The work of managing an organization, office, or system, including record-keeping and routine paperwork.
- What letters can be added to ADMIN?
- ADMIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ADMIN:
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