POSTGRADUATE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. POSTGRADUATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POSTGRADUATE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSTGRADUATE is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSTGRADUATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
postgraduatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POSTGRADUATE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in POSTGRADUATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POSTGRADUATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POSTGRADUATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to study undertaken after a first degree has been completed.
Postgraduate courses include master's degrees and doctorates. The word is common in British English, where American usage often prefers graduate. It can also name the student, as a noun.
How POSTGRADUATE is used
Used in education, especially in British English, about advanced study.
- She is studying for a postgraduate diploma in law.
- The university offers many postgraduate courses.
- Postgraduate fees rose again this year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSTGRADUATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POSTGRADUATE
1 longer words begin with POSTGRADUATE.
Shorter words from the letters in POSTGRADUATE
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Common questions about POSTGRADUATE
- Is POSTGRADUATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSTGRADUATE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSTGRADUATE worth?
- POSTGRADUATE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSTGRADUATE mean?
- Relating to study undertaken after a first degree has been completed.
- What letters can be added to POSTGRADUATE?
- POSTGRADUATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of POSTGRADUATE:
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