Graduates

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:13 pts9 letters
Definition of Graduates

noun

  1. A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

    "If the government wants graduates to stay in the country they should offer more incentives."

  2. A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
  3. A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
  4. A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.

verb

  1. To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

    "The man graduated in 1967."

  2. To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).

    "Trisha graduated college."

  3. To certify (a student) as having earned a degree

    "Indiana University graduated the student."

  4. To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
  5. To change gradually.

    "sandstone which graduates into gneiss; carnelian sometimes graduates into quartz"

Anagrams of Graduates

No exact anagrams found for "graduates". This word has a unique letter combination.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Graduates"

Graduates is a 9-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Graduates" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "graduates" is a medium-scoring word.