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Is MENDICANTS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, MENDICANTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does MENDICANTS mean?

Mendicants is a form of MENDICANT.

  1. noun

    a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

  2. noun

    a pauper who lives by begging

  3. adjective

    practicing beggary

    “mendicant friars”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
10

M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 15 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 MENDICANTS

MENDICANTS 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 MENDICANTS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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