PREDOCTORAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PREDOCTORAL 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 PREDOCTORAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREDOCTORAL is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREDOCTORAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
predoctoralsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREDOCTORAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PREDOCTORAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREDOCTORAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREDOCTORAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to study or research done before a doctorate is awarded.
A predoctoral fellow is a graduate student still working toward the degree. Universities offer predoctoral grants to support that stage of training.
How PREDOCTORAL is used
Used in academic and research funding contexts.
- She holds a predoctoral fellowship at the institute.
- The predoctoral program lasts four years.
- His predoctoral research focused on soil bacteria.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREDOCTORAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREDOCTORAL
1 longer words begin with PREDOCTORAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PREDOCTORAL
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Common questions about PREDOCTORAL
- Is PREDOCTORAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREDOCTORAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREDOCTORAL worth?
- PREDOCTORAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREDOCTORAL mean?
- Relating to study or research done before a doctorate is awarded.
- What letters can be added to PREDOCTORAL?
- PREDOCTORAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PREDOCTORAL:
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