preliminary examination

NOUN
23 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

preliminary examination is a valid 23-letter word worth 38 points in Scrabble and 44 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1L1I1M3I1N1A1R1Y4E1X8A1M3I1N1A1T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =38 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 76TRIPLE WORD → 114
MEANING

What does preliminary examination mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

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