DRAFTSMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DRAFTSMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRAFTSMAN?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRAFTSMAN is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRAFTSMAN
No single letter turns DRAFTSMAN into another word.
How DRAFTSMAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DRAFTSMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DRAFTSMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DRAFTSMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person whose job is to draw detailed plans for buildings or machines.
A draftsman turns an engineer's or architect's ideas into precise technical drawings that builders can follow. The word is also used for someone who drafts legal documents, and the British spelling is draughtsman.
How DRAFTSMAN is used
Used in architecture and engineering; the British spelling is draughtsman.
- The draftsman sketched the floor plan of the house.
- She trained as a draftsman at a technical college.
- A skilled draftsman can draw every bolt to scale.
- The firm hired a draftsman to finish the blueprints.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRAFTSMAN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DRAFTSMAN
3 longer words begin with DRAFTSMAN.
Shorter words from the letters in DRAFTSMAN
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Common questions about DRAFTSMAN
- Is DRAFTSMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRAFTSMAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRAFTSMAN worth?
- DRAFTSMAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRAFTSMAN mean?
- A person whose job is to draw detailed plans for buildings or machines.
- What letters can be added to DRAFTSMAN?
- No single letter can be added to DRAFTSMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DRAFTSMAN:
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