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Graduate

g 2r 1a 1d 2u 1a 1t 1e 1

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · adjective · 8 letters · Very common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does graduate mean?

noun

  1. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

    Synonymsalumnusalumnaalumgrad

  2. a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts

verb

  1. receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

    “She graduated in 1990”

  2. confer an academic degree upon

    “This school graduates 2,000 students each year”

  3. make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring

    “calibrate an instrument”

    Synonymscalibrate

adjective

  1. of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

    “graduate courses”

    Synonymspostgraduate

Is GRADUATE a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is GRADUATE worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
g 2r 1a 1d 2u 1a 1t 1e 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
g 3r 1a 1d 2u 2a 1t 1e 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
g 3r 1a 1d 2u 2a 1t 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
g 4r 1a 1d 2u 2a 1t 1e 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in GRADUATE

Hooks for GRADUATE

Add one letter to the front or back of GRADUATE to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

graduatedgraduates

Words that end like GRADUATE

Common words that share the ending -UATE, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

adequatesituateantiquatefluctuatepunctuatemenstruateinadequateevaluateequateevacuateinsinuateaccentuateperpetuatedisambiguateundergraduatepostgraduate
All words ending in -UATE

Graduate: quick answers

Is GRADUATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GRADUATE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is GRADUATE worth?
GRADUATE scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does graduate mean?
As a noun, graduate means “a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in GRADUATE?
You can make 185 shorter words from GRADUATE, such as GRADATE, ARGUED, AURATED, GARUDA. See the full list.