Is MANDIBULATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MANDIBULATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MANDIBULATE mean?
- adjective
having mandibles
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + B (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 16 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 MANDIBULATE
MANDIBULATE 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 MANDIBULATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ambulated14
- multiband14
- unamiable13
- untamable13
- bandmate13
- damnable13
- labdanum13
- mandible13
- unblamed13
- almandite12
- auditable12
- dentalium12
- laminated12
- undatable12
- ambulant12
- ambulate12
- bailment12
- bimanual12
- beadman12
- tumbled12
- aluminate11
- animated11
- bidental11
- diamante11
- dutiable11
- labiated11
- unabated11
- unmailed11
- unmalted11
- albumen11
- albumin11
- ambient11
- amiable11
- bimetal11
- bitumen11
- bumelia11
- lambent11
- limbate11
- minable11
- mutable11
- namable11
- tamable11
- timbale11
- ambled11
- badman11
- badmen11
- bedamn11
- bedlam11
- beldam11
- blamed11
- blumed11
- imbued11
- lambda11
- lambed11
- limbed11
- numbed11
- antimale10
- laminate10
- ablated10
- abluted10
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