MATRICULANT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MATRICULANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MATRICULANT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MATRICULANT is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MATRICULANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
matriculantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MATRICULANT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MATRICULANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MATRICULANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MATRICULANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person who is being admitted to a college or university and entered on its roll of students.
A matriculant has usually passed entrance requirements and is about to begin formal study. The word belongs to admissions offices and university calendars rather than to everyday talk.
How MATRICULANT is used
Used in academic and administrative writing about students who are newly enrolled in a university.
- Each matriculant signed the register before the opening ceremony.
- The university welcomed a record number of matriculants this autumn.
- A matriculant must show proof of the final school certificate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MATRICULANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MATRICULANT
1 longer words begin with MATRICULANT.
Shorter words from the letters in MATRICULANT
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Common questions about MATRICULANT
- Is MATRICULANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MATRICULANT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MATRICULANT worth?
- MATRICULANT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MATRICULANT mean?
- A person who is being admitted to a college or university and entered on its roll of students.
- What letters can be added to MATRICULANT?
- MATRICULANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MATRICULANT:
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