FIREMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FIREMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIREMAN?
| 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 FIREMAN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIREMAN
No single letter turns FIREMAN into another word.
How FIREMAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FIREMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
What does FIREMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man whose job is to put out fires, or a man who tends the fire of a furnace or steam engine.
The first meaning is now often replaced by firefighter, which does not name a sex. On old railways and ships a fireman was the worker who shovelled coal to keep the boiler hot.
How FIREMAN is used
Traditional word for a male firefighter, and also a rail and ship job title.
- The fireman carried the child down the ladder.
- On the steam train the fireman fed coal into the boiler.
- Every boy in the street wanted to be a fireman.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIREMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FIREMAN
1 longer words begin with FIREMAN.
Shorter words from the letters in FIREMAN
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Common questions about FIREMAN
- Is FIREMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIREMAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIREMAN worth?
- FIREMAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIREMAN mean?
- A man whose job is to put out fires, or a man who tends the fire of a furnace or steam engine.
- What letters can be added to FIREMAN?
- No single letter can be added to FIREMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FIREMAN:
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