DESKMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DESKMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESKMAN?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESKMAN is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESKMAN
No single letter turns DESKMAN into another word.
How DESKMAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DESKMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does DESKMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man who works at a desk, especially a newspaper editor who prepares copy or a police officer in charge of a station desk.
In the old newsroom a deskman was the one who edited reporters' stories before print. In a police station the deskman answered the phone and logged each report.
How DESKMAN is used
Deskman is dated and gendered; today people say desk editor or desk officer.
- The deskman trimmed the story to fit the column.
- A tired deskman logged the call at midnight.
- The new deskman checked every headline twice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESKMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DESKMAN
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Common questions about DESKMAN
- Is DESKMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESKMAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESKMAN worth?
- DESKMAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESKMAN mean?
- A man who works at a desk, especially a newspaper editor who prepares copy or a police officer in charge of a station desk.
- What letters can be added to DESKMAN?
- No single letter can be added to DESKMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DESKMAN:
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