BOWMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BOWMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOWMAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOWMAN is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOWMAN
No single letter turns BOWMAN into another word.
How BOWMAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOWMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does BOWMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man who shoots with a bow and arrow, or the rower seated nearest the front of a boat.
In medieval armies the bowman was a trained soldier who could loose arrows at long range, and archery units were a common part of old armies. In rowing, the bowman sits closest to the bow of a boat and is the crew member that the coxswain faces from the other end, so the seat has its own place in racing talk. Both senses survive, though archer is the more common word for the first.
How BOWMAN is used
Historical and sporting word; the plural is bowmen, and archer is the usual modern term for the shooter.
- The bowman stood on the wall and watched the road.
- A skilled bowman could hit a target at great distance.
- The bowman in the racing eight kept perfect time.
- Every village once had at least one trained bowman.
- The ballad tells of a bowman who never missed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOWMAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BOWMAN
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Common questions about BOWMAN
- Is BOWMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOWMAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOWMAN worth?
- BOWMAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOWMAN mean?
- A man who shoots with a bow and arrow, or the rower seated nearest the front of a boat.
- What letters can be added to BOWMAN?
- No single letter can be added to BOWMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOWMAN:
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