ADULT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ADULT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADULT?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADULT is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADULT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adultsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADULT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ADULT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about ADULT
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ADULT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person, animal, or plant that has reached full physical growth and, in humans, the legal age of maturity.
An adult has finished the main stages of physical development that mark childhood and adolescence, though the exact age counted as adult varies by country and by legal purpose, such as voting, drinking, or signing a contract. Biologists also use adult for animals and insects once they reach their final mature form, as when a caterpillar becomes an adult butterfly. The word can function as a noun naming the person or creature, or as an adjective describing anything intended for or characteristic of that stage.
How ADULT is used
Used both as a noun for a fully grown person or organism and as an adjective for anything meant for that stage of life.
- Only one adult was allowed to accompany each child on the trip.
- The caterpillar will become an adult butterfly within two weeks.
- She works with adults who are returning to education later in life.
- The zoo keeps young lions separate from the adult males.
- He finally felt like an adult after signing the lease on his own apartment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADULT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ADULT
The 5 tiles of ADULT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ADULT
Showing 24 of 41 words that begin with ADULT.
Words ending in ADULT
4 words end in ADULT. Useful as a back hook: play ADULT onto a word already on the board.
Words with ADULT inside
8 words contain ADULT in the middle. Words that start with ADULT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ADULT
Common questions about ADULT
- Is ADULT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADULT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADULT worth?
- ADULT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADULT mean?
- A person, animal, or plant that has reached full physical growth and, in humans, the legal age of maturity.
- What letters can be added to ADULT?
- ADULT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ADULT:
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