DALESMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DALESMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DALESMAN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DALESMAN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DALESMAN
No single letter turns DALESMAN into another word.
How DALESMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DALESMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DALESMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DALESMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A man who lives in one of the valleys, called dales, of northern England.
The Yorkshire dalesman is a familiar figure of hill farming and plain speech. The word names a person tied to a particular upland landscape, and the plural dalesmen is sometimes used for the whole community.
How DALESMAN is used
British, regional, chiefly about northern England.
- The old dalesman kept sheep on the high moor.
- A local dalesman gave us directions to the farm.
- The dalesman spoke in a broad Yorkshire accent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DALESMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DALESMAN
The 8 tiles of DALESMAN in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DALESMAN
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Common questions about DALESMAN
- Is DALESMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DALESMAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DALESMAN worth?
- DALESMAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DALESMAN mean?
- A man who lives in one of the valleys, called dales, of northern England.
- What letters can be added to DALESMAN?
- No single letter can be added to DALESMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DALESMAN:
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