BUSINESSMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BUSINESSMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUSINESSMAN?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUSINESSMAN is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUSINESSMAN
No single letter turns BUSINESSMAN into another word.
How BUSINESSMAN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BUSINESSMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUSINESSMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BUSINESSMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man who works in commerce, especially as an owner or senior manager of a company.
A businessman may run a small shop or sit on the board of a large firm. The term names the man, whereas the broader idea of commerce is business itself. Many people now prefer the neutral word businessperson.
How BUSINESSMAN is used
Businessman is common in news writing, though businessperson is the gender-neutral choice.
- The local businessman opened a second restaurant this spring.
- A wealthy businessman funded the new library.
- She met a businessman on the flight to Tokyo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUSINESSMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BUSINESSMAN
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Common questions about BUSINESSMAN
- Is BUSINESSMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUSINESSMAN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUSINESSMAN worth?
- BUSINESSMAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUSINESSMAN mean?
- A man who works in commerce, especially as an owner or senior manager of a company.
- What letters can be added to BUSINESSMAN?
- No single letter can be added to BUSINESSMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BUSINESSMAN:
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