BUSHMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BUSHMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUSHMAN?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUSHMAN is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUSHMAN
No single letter turns BUSHMAN into another word.
How BUSHMAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUSHMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does BUSHMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
A person who lives, works or travels in the Australian bush, far from towns.
In Australian usage a bushman is someone at home in remote country, with skills in tracking and survival. The word is also an older name for a San person of southern Africa, though that use is now often avoided.
How BUSHMAN is used
Bushman in the Australian sense praises outdoor skill; the African sense is considered dated.
- The old bushman read the weather from the colour of the sky.
- A seasoned bushman can find water where a tourist sees only dust.
- He worked as a bushman for years before moving to the city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUSHMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUSHMAN
2 longer words begin with BUSHMAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BUSHMAN
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Common questions about BUSHMAN
- Is BUSHMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUSHMAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUSHMAN worth?
- BUSHMAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUSHMAN mean?
- A person who lives, works or travels in the Australian bush, far from towns.
- What letters can be added to BUSHMAN?
- No single letter can be added to BUSHMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUSHMAN:
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