MANDAMUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MANDAMUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANDAMUS?
| 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 MANDAMUS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANDAMUS
No single letter turns MANDAMUS into another word.
How MANDAMUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MANDAMUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANDAMUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MANDAMUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A court order commanding a public official or lower body to carry out a duty it is legally required to perform.
Rather than settling a quarrel between two sides, a mandamus simply forces an authority to act after it has refused. The word is Latin for we command, and judges grant it sparingly.
How MANDAMUS is used
Mandamus belongs to the language of law, often in the phrase writ of mandamus.
- The citizens sought a mandamus to compel the council to hold the vote.
- The judge granted a writ of mandamus against the registrar.
- A mandamus is rarely issued unless the duty is clear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANDAMUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MANDAMUS
3 longer words begin with MANDAMUS.
Shorter words from the letters in MANDAMUS
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Common questions about MANDAMUS
- Is MANDAMUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANDAMUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANDAMUS worth?
- MANDAMUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANDAMUS mean?
- A court order commanding a public official or lower body to carry out a duty it is legally required to perform.
- What letters can be added to MANDAMUS?
- No single letter can be added to MANDAMUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MANDAMUS:
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