ADMONISH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ADMONISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADMONISH?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADMONISH is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADMONISH
No single letter turns ADMONISH into another word.
How ADMONISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ADMONISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADMONISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ADMONISH
- All 8 letters of ADMONISH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ADMONISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To warn or scold someone firmly but not harshly, urging them to behave better.
To admonish is gentler than to punish and carries a note of advice. A teacher or a judge may admonish someone for a fault without imposing any penalty.
How ADMONISH is used
A formal verb used in news reports, courts and serious conversation.
- The judge will admonish the witness for interrupting.
- She was admonished for arriving late.
- Parents often admonish children against talking to strangers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADMONISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADMONISH
8 longer words begin with ADMONISH.
Shorter words from the letters in ADMONISH
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Common questions about ADMONISH
- Is ADMONISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADMONISH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADMONISH worth?
- ADMONISH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADMONISH mean?
- To warn or scold someone firmly but not harshly, urging them to behave better.
- What letters can be added to ADMONISH?
- No single letter can be added to ADMONISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ADMONISH:
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