BOATMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BOATMAN 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 BOATMAN?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOATMAN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOATMAN
No single letter turns BOATMAN into another word.
How BOATMAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOATMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does BOATMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man who works on a boat, or who rows, steers or hires out boats for a living.
A boatman usually works on rivers, lakes or in a harbour, taking passengers across or looking after small craft. The older spelling boatsman has almost disappeared, while boatman is still understood everywhere.
How BOATMAN is used
The word boatman is somewhat traditional and often appears in descriptions of ferries, canals and holiday resorts.
- The boatman rowed them across the river at dusk.
- A local boatman offered tours of the lagoon.
- The old boatman knew every sandbank in the bay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOATMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BOATMAN
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Common questions about BOATMAN
- Is BOATMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOATMAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOATMAN worth?
- BOATMAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOATMAN mean?
- A man who works on a boat, or who rows, steers or hires out boats for a living.
- What letters can be added to BOATMAN?
- No single letter can be added to BOATMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOATMAN:
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