GRADUATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GRADUATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRADUATE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRADUATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRADUATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRADUATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GRADUATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRADUATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRADUATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To receive an academic degree or finish a course of study, or to move up to a higher level.
In American English, students graduate from high school as well as college, which surprises some British speakers. The word also covers progress in other settings, as when a beginner graduates to harder work, and it can mean marking a scale in steps.
How GRADUATE is used
Graduate as a verb takes from before the school and to before the new level.
- She will graduate from medical school in June.
- The apprentice began to graduate to more complex jobs.
- Pupils graduate from the junior class at eleven.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRADUATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRADUATE
4 longer words begin with GRADUATE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRADUATE
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Common questions about GRADUATE
- Is GRADUATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRADUATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRADUATE worth?
- GRADUATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRADUATE mean?
- To receive an academic degree or finish a course of study, or to move up to a higher level.
- What letters can be added to GRADUATE?
- GRADUATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GRADUATE:
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