Is MENDICANT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MENDICANT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MENDICANT mean?
- noun
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
- noun
a pauper who lives by begging
- adjective
practicing beggary
“mendicant friars”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (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 MENDICANT
Single letters that turn MENDICANT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from MENDICANT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- medicant13
- incanted11
- nematic11
- minced11
- candent10
- mediant10
- anemic10
- cinema10
- iceman10
- mantic10
- metica10
- demic10
- maced10
- medic10
- ancient9
- mannite9
- aidmen9
- cadent9
- canned9
- canted9
- cnidae9
- dacite9
- daimen9
- decani9
- decant9
- maiden9
- manned9
- mantid9
- median9
- medina9
- minted9
- tandem9
- amice9
- amnic9
- manic9
- mince9
- acetin8
- canine8
- cannie8
- centai8
- enatic8
- encina8
- etamin8
- incant8
- incent8
- inmate8
- tamein8
- tannic8
- tinman8
- tinmen8
- acned8
- acted8
- admen8
- admin8
- admit8
- aimed8
- amend8
- amide8
- cadet8
- caned8
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