CHINAMAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHINAMAN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHINAMAN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHINAMAN is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHINAMAN
No single letter turns CHINAMAN into another word.
How CHINAMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHINAMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHINAMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of CHINAMAN
The 8 tiles of CHINAMAN in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CHINAMAN
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Common questions about CHINAMAN
- Is CHINAMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHINAMAN is not in it.
- How many points is CHINAMAN worth?
- CHINAMAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHINAMAN?
- No single letter can be added to CHINAMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHINAMAN:
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