Is MANDATORIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MANDATORIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MANDATORIES mean?
Mandatories is a form of MANDATORY.
- adjective
required by rule
“in most schools physical education is compulsory”
- noun
the recipient of a mandate
- noun
a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + A (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for MANDATORIES
MANDATORIES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from MANDATORIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anatomised13
- amortised12
- diamantes12
- dominates12
- dramatise12
- mandators12
- marinades12
- marinated12
- mediators12
- misatoned12
- modernist12
- randomise12
- romanised12
- staminode12
- tamarinds12
- tradesman12
- transomed12
- anatomies11
- anatomise11
- animaters11
- animators11
- emanators11
- marinates11
- metanoias11
- adamsite11
- adenomas11
- amidones11
- animated11
- atomised11
- daimones11
- demonist11
- diamante11
- diastema11
- dioramas11
- domaines11
- dominate11
- dormient11
- madeiras11
- madronas11
- madrones11
- manatoid11
- mandates11
- mandator11
- mandoras11
- marinade11
- matadors11
- mediants11
- mediator11
- misrated11
- monardas11
- mordants11
- mordents11
- mortised11
- radioman11
- radiomen11
- ransomed11
- readmits11
- saintdom11
- tamarind11
- derations10
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