BONDSMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BONDSMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BONDSMAN?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BONDSMAN is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BONDSMAN
No single letter turns BONDSMAN into another word.
How BONDSMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BONDSMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BONDSMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BONDSMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A person who pledges money as security for another, or, historically, a man bound to serve without wages.
In the United States a bondsman posts bail for a person arrested. In feudal and colonial history the word named a serf or a slave, so older books use it in a very different sense.
How BONDSMAN is used
Bondsman has two senses, legal-financial and historical; context shows which one is meant.
- The bondsman posted bail for the accused.
- A medieval bondsman owed labour to his lord.
- She called a bondsman before dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BONDSMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BONDSMAN
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Common questions about BONDSMAN
- Is BONDSMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BONDSMAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BONDSMAN worth?
- BONDSMAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BONDSMAN mean?
- A person who pledges money as security for another, or, historically, a man bound to serve without wages.
- What letters can be added to BONDSMAN?
- No single letter can be added to BONDSMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BONDSMAN:
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