DRAGOMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DRAGOMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRAGOMAN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRAGOMAN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRAGOMAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dragomansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRAGOMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DRAGOMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DRAGOMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DRAGOMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An interpreter and guide employed in countries where Arabic, Turkish or Persian is spoken.
Dragomans were hired by travellers and embassies in the Ottoman world to translate and to smooth every dealing with local officials. Some rose to powerful posts as the trusted voice between two courts.
How DRAGOMAN is used
Historical; found in travel writing and diplomatic history. Plural dragomans or dragomen.
- The ambassador relied on his dragoman at every audience.
- A dragoman led the pilgrims across the desert.
- She read the memoirs of a Victorian dragoman in Cairo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRAGOMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DRAGOMAN
1 longer words begin with DRAGOMAN.
Shorter words from the letters in DRAGOMAN
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Common questions about DRAGOMAN
- Is DRAGOMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRAGOMAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRAGOMAN worth?
- DRAGOMAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRAGOMAN mean?
- An interpreter and guide employed in countries where Arabic, Turkish or Persian is spoken.
- What letters can be added to DRAGOMAN?
- DRAGOMAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DRAGOMAN:
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