DESMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DESMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESMAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESMAN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESMAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
desmansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESMAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DESMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about DESMAN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DESMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, semi-aquatic mole-like mammal with a long flexible snout and webbed feet.
Only two species exist, one living along rivers of Russia and the other in the Pyrenees and parts of Iberia. The desman hunts insects and small water creatures by poking its trunk-like nose under stones, and it carries a musky scent, and its name comes from a Swedish word for musk. Both kinds are now rare because of river pollution and loss of habitat.
How DESMAN is used
Used in zoology and nature writing.
- A desman swam under the bank, searching for insect larvae.
- The Pyrenean desman is one of Europe's oddest mammals.
- We read that the desman has webbed hind feet and a long snout.
- Conservationists have worked to protect each desman stream.
- The old naturalist drew a desman from a stuffed specimen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESMAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DESMAN
The 6 tiles of DESMAN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DESMAN
1 longer words begin with DESMAN.
Shorter words from the letters in DESMAN
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Common questions about DESMAN
- Is DESMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESMAN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESMAN worth?
- DESMAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESMAN mean?
- A small, semi-aquatic mole-like mammal with a long flexible snout and webbed feet.
- What letters can be added to DESMAN?
- DESMAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DESMAN:
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