ALDERMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ALDERMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALDERMAN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALDERMAN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALDERMAN
No single letter turns ALDERMAN into another word.
How ALDERMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALDERMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALDERMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALDERMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A senior member of a city or borough council, elected or appointed.
An alderman has served in town government for centuries, in England and in many American cities. In some places the title ranks just below the mayor. The word comes from Old English and once meant a nobleman.
How ALDERMAN is used
Alderman is a civic title, with plural aldermen and a gender-neutral alternative of alderperson.
- The alderman spoke in favour of the new park.
- Every alderman wore a chain of office.
- She was elected alderman for the northern ward.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALDERMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALDERMAN
The 8 tiles of ALDERMAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALDERMAN
11 longer words begin with ALDERMAN.
Shorter words from the letters in ALDERMAN
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Common questions about ALDERMAN
- Is ALDERMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALDERMAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALDERMAN worth?
- ALDERMAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALDERMAN mean?
- A senior member of a city or borough council, elected or appointed.
- What letters can be added to ALDERMAN?
- No single letter can be added to ALDERMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALDERMAN:
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