BOATSWAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BOATSWAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOATSWAIN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOATSWAIN is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOATSWAIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boatswainsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOATSWAIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BOATSWAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOATSWAIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOATSWAIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A ship's officer in charge of the crew's deck work and of the rigging, anchors and boats.
The word is pronounced bo-sun, which surprises anyone who reads it for the first time. On a merchant ship the boatswain directs the sailors and hands out the daily tasks, and his whistle once signalled orders to the whole crew.
How BOATSWAIN is used
Used in nautical contexts; the spelling bosun is also common.
- The boatswain ordered the crew to secure the loose cargo.
- A shrill whistle from the boatswain called everyone on deck.
- The young sailor hoped to become a boatswain one day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOATSWAIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOATSWAIN
1 longer words begin with BOATSWAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in BOATSWAIN
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Common questions about BOATSWAIN
- Is BOATSWAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOATSWAIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOATSWAIN worth?
- BOATSWAIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOATSWAIN mean?
- A ship's officer in charge of the crew's deck work and of the rigging, anchors and boats.
- What letters can be added to BOATSWAIN?
- BOATSWAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BOATSWAIN:
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