CAIMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CAIMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAIMAN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAIMAN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAIMAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caimansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAIMAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CAIMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does CAIMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A crocodilian of Central and South America that looks like a small alligator and has bony plates on its belly.
Caimans live in rivers, swamps and flooded forest from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, and the group includes the spectacled caiman and the much larger black caiman. They feed on fish, snails and small animals, and the females guard their nests. The spelling cayman is also seen, and the name reached English through Spanish from a Carib word.
How CAIMAN is used
Used in natural history and travel writing about tropical American waters.
- A caiman slid off the muddy bank as the canoe drifted past.
- The guide shone a torch across the lagoon until two eyes of a caiman glowed red.
- Unlike a true crocodile, a caiman has a broad and rounded snout.
- The museum keeps a stuffed caiman beside the display of piranhas.
- Each night the researchers counted every caiman along that stretch of river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAIMAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAIMAN
The 6 tiles of CAIMAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CAIMAN
1 longer words begin with CAIMAN.
Shorter words from the letters in CAIMAN
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Common questions about CAIMAN
- Is CAIMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAIMAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAIMAN worth?
- CAIMAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAIMAN mean?
- A crocodilian of Central and South America that looks like a small alligator and has bony plates on its belly.
- What letters can be added to CAIMAN?
- CAIMAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CAIMAN:
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