EXAMINANT is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. EXAMINANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXAMINANT?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXAMINANT is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXAMINANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
examinantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXAMINANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EXAMINANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXAMINANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EXAMINANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who carries out an examination, or one who is being examined.
The examinant in an old-fashioned oral exam was the one asking the questions. Modern writers prefer examiner for that role and examinee for the person tested.
How EXAMINANT is used
Rare and somewhat dated, found in older academic or legal writing.
- The examinant asked her to explain the proof.
- Each examinant signed the report at the end of the day.
- An examinant in the viva spoke for twenty minutes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXAMINANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXAMINANT
1 longer words begin with EXAMINANT.
Shorter words from the letters in EXAMINANT
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Common questions about EXAMINANT
- Is EXAMINANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXAMINANT, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXAMINANT worth?
- EXAMINANT is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXAMINANT mean?
- A person who carries out an examination, or one who is being examined.
- What letters can be added to EXAMINANT?
- EXAMINANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EXAMINANT:
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