candidate is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

Meanings

Noun (COUNTABLE)

A person who is running in an election.
• Smith announced he was the party's candidate for the next election.
A person who is applying for a job.
• All candidates who miss the deadline or make a spelling mistake in their applications are automatically rejected.
A participant in an examination.
• Candidates must remain silent for the entirety of the exam.

Verb

(uncommon) To stand as a candidate for an office, especially a religious one.
(nonstandard chiefly in jargon and NNES) To make or name (something) a candidate (for use, for study as a next project, for investigation as a possible cause of something, etc).

candidate is a Scrabble valid word

candidate

• International English (Sowpods) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✔
• US English (TWL06) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✔
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candidate is an iScramble, QuickWords valid word

candidate

• The word is valid in iScramble ✔
• The word is valid in QuickWords ✔
• 00 points

Same letters words (Anagrams)

• none

Same letters plus one

• CANDIDATED
• CANDIDATES
• DECADATION

Same letters minus one

• CANIDATE
• DEDICANT