preliminary exam

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

preliminary exam is a valid 16-letter word worth 31 points in Scrabble and 35 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1L1I1M3I1N1A1R1Y4E1X8A1M3
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 3 =31 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 62TRIPLE WORD → 93
MEANING

What does preliminary exam mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue.