Is UNDERGRADUATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNDERGRADUATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNDERGRADUATES mean?
Undergraduates is a form of UNDERGRADUATE.
- noun
a university student who has not yet received a first degree
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
14
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + U (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 UNDERGRADUATES
UNDERGRADUATES 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 UNDERGRADUATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- undergraduate16
- undergrads13
- unregarded13
- guaranteed12
- strangered12
- underrated12
- degraders12
- desugared12
- dungareed12
- graduands12
- graduated12
- redargued12
- underaged12
- undergrad12
- unguarded12
- guarantees11
- underrates11
- darnedest11
- denatured11
- denudates11
- derangers11
- dungarees11
- durnedest11
- estranged11
- gardeners11
- graduates11
- grandeurs11
- guardants11
- redargues11
- regardant11
- regranted11
- transuded11
- underages11
- underused11
- ungreased11
- untreaded11
- dangered11
- degrader11
- degrades11
- degusted11
- deranged11
- dredgers11
- drudgers11
- gandered11
- gardened11
- gradated11
- graduand11
- grandads11
- regarded11
- regraded11
- ungraded11
- denatures10
- estranger10
- guarantee10
- nauseated10
- renatured10
- resurgent10
- runagates10
- sauntered10
- treasured10
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