ALUMNUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ALUMNUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALUMNUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALUMNUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALUMNUS
No single letter turns ALUMNUS into another word.
How ALUMNUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALUMNUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does ALUMNUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A former male student or graduate of a particular school, college or university.
Colleges keep in touch with every alumnus through magazines and fundraising drives. The plural is alumni, and a woman graduate is traditionally an alumna.
How ALUMNUS is used
Alumnus is used in educational contexts for a past student.
- The famous alumnus gave a speech at graduation.
- Each alumnus received an invitation to the reunion.
- He remained a loyal alumnus of the university.
- A wealthy alumnus donated the new library.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALUMNUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ALUMNUS
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Common questions about ALUMNUS
- Is ALUMNUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALUMNUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALUMNUS worth?
- ALUMNUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALUMNUS mean?
- A former male student or graduate of a particular school, college or university.
- What letters can be added to ALUMNUS?
- No single letter can be added to ALUMNUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALUMNUS:
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