BUSHELMAN is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. BUSHELMAN is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3u1s1h4e1l1m3a1n1
PlayableBUSHELMAN · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BUSHELMAN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful BUSHELMAN is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUSHELMAN
No single letter turns BUSHELMAN into another word.
How BUSHELMAN scores
Scrabble b3u1s1h4e1l1m3a1n1 16
Words with Friends b4u2s1h3e1l2m4a1n2 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in BUSHELMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUSHELMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BUSHELMAN
- All 9 letters of BUSHELMAN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BUSHELMAN
albumens12 bluesman12 bushman14 bushmen14 hambles14 humbles14 shamble14 labnehs12 unhable12 unhelms12 albumen11 bemauls11 numbles11 sunbeam11 unheals10 unleash10 unshale10 mensual9 nebulas9 unbales9 ambush13 hamble13 humble13 ablush11 almehs11 ashmen11 belahs11 bhunas11 bushel11 haulms11 humane11 humans11 labneh11 manehs11 unhelm11 unmesh11 albums10 ambles10 bemaul10 blames10
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Common questions about BUSHELMAN
- Is BUSHELMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BUSHELMAN is not in it.
- How many points is BUSHELMAN worth?
- BUSHELMAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUSHELMAN?
- No single letter can be added to BUSHELMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BUSHELMAN:
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