ABMDI Board Certification (Fellow) Vocabulary Game
Exam terms with clues and explanations by OpenExamPrep.
About the ABMDI Board Certification (Fellow) Vocabulary Game
A free word game for the ABMDI Board Certification (Fellow) exam. Each round shows a clue for one of 20 exam terms across 8 topics. Recall the term, spell it out, then read a short explanation. Rounds pick a random term, so you can keep playing as long as you like.
How to Play
- 1Read the clue and type a term with the right number of letters (3 to 6). Abbreviations count: type the letters only.
- 2Press Check Answer or Enter. Each letter changes color to show how close you are.
- 3You have 6 tries. Stuck? Need a hint? asks the AI tutor for a nudge without giving the term away, and Skip moves to a new term.
- 4After the round, read the explanation, ask the AI to explain it, share your result, or press Next.
- ARight letter, right spot
- AIn the term, wrong spot
- ANot in the term
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Free CETopics in the ABMDI Board Certification (Fellow) Vocabulary Game
Scene investigation
Multiple fatalities
Atypical death scenes
Institutional deaths
Leadership skills
Legal knowledge
Communication skills
Advanced forensic science
Sources for these terms (15)
- Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator (2024) · Source checked 2026-11-04
- Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigation Manual: Glossary · Source checked 2026-11-04
- Rabies · Source checked 2026-11-04
- Vector-borne diseases · Source checked 2026-11-04
- DMORT: Disaster Mortuary Operations Response Teams · Source checked 2026-11-04
- ICS Review Document · Source checked 2026-11-04
- Skilled nursing facility care · Source checked 2026-11-04
- About CMS · Source checked 2026-11-04
- ABMDI Policy and Procedures Manual (June 2024) · Source checked 2026-11-04
- Principles for Communicating with Next of Kin during Medicolegal Death Investigations · Source checked 2026-11-04
- Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) · Source checked 2026-11-04
- What is CODIS? · Source checked 2026-11-04
- Processing Ballistics Evidence in the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) in Connection with Criminal Investigations · Source checked 2026-11-04
- Short Tandem Repeats Str · Source checked 2026-11-04
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Fact Sheet · Source checked 2026-11-04
About the ABMDI Board (F-ABMDI) Exam
The F-ABMDI Board Certification is ABMDI's advanced tier, open to current Registry Diplomates who conduct or supervise medicolegal death scene investigations. The 5.5-hour computer-based examination has two parts: a Performance Section with three scene scenarios (30 minutes each), and a 240-item multiple-choice section completed in up to 4 hours and divided into 8 content sections drawn from the ABMDI Advanced Skills List. Successful candidates earn the Fellow (F-ABMDI) designation.
Exam sponsor: American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Questions
240 questions
Time Limit
5.5 hours: up to 4 hours for 240 MC items plus 30 minutes for each of 3 Performance Section scenarios
Passing Score
Pass/fail only; a separate modified Angoff cut score is preset for each section and every section must be passed
Exam / Certification Fees
$100 application + $450 examination with proctoring; retest $150 (one section), $250 (two), $350 (three or more)
Exam sponsor websiteReported exam pass rate: Not published. ABMDI does not publish first-time F-ABMDI pass rates. Exam sponsor website
Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the ABMDI Board (F-ABMDI) vocabulary game free?
Yes. The game is free to play with no sign-up. Signing in adds AI explanations for any term.
How does the ABMDI Board (F-ABMDI) vocabulary game work?
Each round shows a clue for one of 20 ABMDI Board (F-ABMDI) terms. Guess the term in six tries: green means the right letter in the right spot, yellow means the letter is in the term but in another spot, and gray means it is not in the term. After the round, read the explanation and play the next term.
Where do the ABMDI Board (F-ABMDI) terms come from?
OpenExamPrep researched each term from the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI) content outline and primary sources, listed under Sources on this page. The game is independent study material, not an official exam resource.
What is the F-ABMDI Board Certification?
F-ABMDI is the advanced certification of the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators, available to experienced Registry Diplomates who demonstrate mastery of all aspects of medicolegal death investigation. Candidates who pass become a Fellow of the ABMDI (F-ABMDI) and are issued a certification number.
How is the F-ABMDI exam structured?
The 5.5-hour examination has two parts. The Performance Section presents three death-scene scenarios, 30 minutes each, in which the candidate writes a brief scene description using medicolegal terminology, develops at least ten questions to ask witnesses or suspects, and identifies at least five items of potential evidence. The Multiple-Choice Section contains 240 items completed in up to 4 hours and is divided into 8 content sections drawn from the ABMDI Advanced Skills List.