DUTCHMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DUTCHMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUTCHMAN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUTCHMAN is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUTCHMAN
No single letter turns DUTCHMAN into another word.
How DUTCHMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DUTCHMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DUTCHMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DUTCHMAN
- All 8 letters of DUTCHMAN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DUTCHMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man from the Netherlands, or a piece of material inserted to cover a flaw in woodwork or a structure.
The national meaning is the everyday one, though people now more often say a Dutch man. Carpenters also use dutchman for a patch of wood that hides a bad joint or gap.
How DUTCHMAN is used
Refers to a Dutch man in general speech and to a repair patch in joinery.
- A friendly dutchman showed us the way to the canal.
- The carpenter fitted a dutchman into the cracked beam.
- She married a dutchman she met in Amsterdam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUTCHMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DUTCHMAN
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Common questions about DUTCHMAN
- Is DUTCHMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUTCHMAN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUTCHMAN worth?
- DUTCHMAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUTCHMAN mean?
- A man from the Netherlands, or a piece of material inserted to cover a flaw in woodwork or a structure.
- What letters can be added to DUTCHMAN?
- No single letter can be added to DUTCHMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DUTCHMAN:
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