SALUTATORIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SALUTATORIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALUTATORIAN?
| 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 SALUTATORIAN is to know. It scores 12 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALUTATORIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
salutatoriansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALUTATORIAN scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SALUTATORIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SALUTATORIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SALUTATORIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The student with the second-highest grades in a graduating class, who traditionally gives the opening speech at commencement.
In American schools the salutatorian ranks just behind the valedictorian. The title comes from the welcoming address, the salutatory, that this student delivers.
How SALUTATORIAN is used
Used mainly in the United States and Canada for high school and college graduations.
- The salutatorian thanked the teachers and parents.
- She missed the top spot by a fraction and became salutatorian.
- Our salutatorian opened the ceremony with a short joke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALUTATORIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SALUTATORIAN
1 longer words begin with SALUTATORIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SALUTATORIAN
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Common questions about SALUTATORIAN
- Is SALUTATORIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALUTATORIAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALUTATORIAN worth?
- SALUTATORIAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALUTATORIAN mean?
- The student with the second-highest grades in a graduating class, who traditionally gives the opening speech at commencement.
- What letters can be added to SALUTATORIAN?
- SALUTATORIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SALUTATORIAN:
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