FISHERMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FISHERMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
f4i1s1h4e1r1m3a1n1
PlayableFISHERMAN · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept FISHERMAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.78%
Our own measure of how useful FISHERMAN is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FISHERMAN
No single letter turns FISHERMAN into another word.
How FISHERMAN scores
Scrabble f4i1s1h4e1r1m3a1n1 17
Words with Friends f4i1s1h3e1r1m4a1n2 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in FISHERMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FISHERMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FISHERMAN
- All 9 letters of FISHERMAN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in FISHERMAN
freshman16 harmines13 shireman13 famines12 fireman12 firmans12 haemins12 harmine12 harmins12 heminas12 infames12 mashier12 menhirs12 misfare12 mishear12 arshine10 hernias10 infares10 nearish10 serafin10 marines9 remains9 seminar9 sirname9 famish14 afresh12 fisher12 sharif12 sherif12 ashmen11 famine11 fermis11 firman11 fraims11 frames11 haemin11 harems11 harims11 harmin11 hemina11
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Common questions about FISHERMAN
- Is FISHERMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FISHERMAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FISHERMAN worth?
- FISHERMAN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FISHERMAN?
- No single letter can be added to FISHERMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FISHERMAN:
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