DOCTORAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DOCTORAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOCTORAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOCTORAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOCTORAL
No single letter turns DOCTORAL into another word.
How DOCTORAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DOCTORAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOCTORAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOCTORAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to a doctor's degree, the highest level of university study.
A doctoral student spends several years on original research and writes a long thesis. The word can also describe anything belonging to a doctor in a wider sense.
How DOCTORAL is used
Used in university life, as in doctoral thesis or doctoral programme.
- She is writing her doctoral thesis on whales.
- The doctoral programme takes four years.
- He won a doctoral fellowship abroad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOCTORAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DOCTORAL
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Common questions about DOCTORAL
- Is DOCTORAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOCTORAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOCTORAL worth?
- DOCTORAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOCTORAL mean?
- Relating to a doctor's degree, the highest level of university study.
- What letters can be added to DOCTORAL?
- No single letter can be added to DOCTORAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DOCTORAL:
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