DEATHSMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DEATHSMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEATHSMAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEATHSMAN is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEATHSMAN
No single letter turns DEATHSMAN into another word.
How DEATHSMAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DEATHSMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEATHSMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEATHSMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
A man who carries out executions.
The deathsman is a grim figure in old plays and ballads, close to the headsman or hangman. Shakespeare used the word for the officer who kills by order of the state. Modern English prefers the plain term executioner.
How DEATHSMAN is used
Archaic and literary; seen mainly in older drama and poetry.
- The deathsman waited on the scaffold with his axe.
- In the old ballad, the deathsman is paid in gold.
- No one in the village would speak to the deathsman.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEATHSMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DEATHSMAN
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Common questions about DEATHSMAN
- Is DEATHSMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEATHSMAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEATHSMAN worth?
- DEATHSMAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEATHSMAN mean?
- A man who carries out executions.
- What letters can be added to DEATHSMAN?
- No single letter can be added to DEATHSMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DEATHSMAN:
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