What does MANDATORY mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈmændəˌtɔri/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
15
Words With Friends score
16
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. required by rule“in most schools physical education is compulsory”

noun

  1. the recipient of a mandate
  2. a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

mandatories14

Anagrams of MANDATORY

damnatory15

Words inside MANDATORY

206 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

today9 army9 damn7 data5 many9 road5 and4any6 arm5 art3 day7 dry7 mad6 man5 may8 nor3not3 ran3tom5 try6 ad3 am4an2at2 do3 my7no2 on2 or2to2

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Questions

Is MANDATORY a valid word in word games?

MANDATORY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is MANDATORY worth?

MANDATORY is worth 15 points with Scrabble letter values and 16 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from MANDATORY?

206 other words, including TO, AND, ON and AT.