TRAINEE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TRAINEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRAINEE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRAINEE is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRAINEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
traineesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRAINEE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TRAINEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,863.
What stands out about TRAINEE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TRAINEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who is learning a job or skill by being taught and supervised at work.
A trainee is paid or unpaid but not yet fully qualified, and usually works under an experienced colleague. The word is common in business, medicine and trades where skills are learned on the job.
How TRAINEE is used
Trainee is used in workplace and professional contexts, and sometimes as an adjective before a job title.
- The trainee shadowed a senior engineer all week.
- Each trainee receives a mentor during the first month.
- She started as a trainee at the bank.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRAINEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRAINEE
The 7 tiles of TRAINEE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TRAINEE
3 longer words begin with TRAINEE.
Shorter words from the letters in TRAINEE
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Common questions about TRAINEE
- Is TRAINEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRAINEE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRAINEE worth?
- TRAINEE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRAINEE mean?
- A person who is learning a job or skill by being taught and supervised at work.
- What letters can be added to TRAINEE?
- TRAINEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TRAINEE:
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