GOWNSMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GOWNSMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOWNSMAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOWNSMAN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOWNSMAN
No single letter turns GOWNSMAN into another word.
How GOWNSMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GOWNSMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOWNSMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GOWNSMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A man whose profession is marked by a gown, such as a lawyer, a clergyman or a university member.
A gownsman was set apart from townspeople by what he wore. At old universities the word often meant a student or fellow in academic dress, in contrast to a local resident.
How GOWNSMAN is used
Dated; found in historical writing about universities, where a gownsman is a scholar.
- Every gownsman had to be back in college by ten.
- The gownsman crossed the quad in his black robe.
- A young gownsman argued with the shopkeeper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOWNSMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GOWNSMAN
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Common questions about GOWNSMAN
- Is GOWNSMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOWNSMAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOWNSMAN worth?
- GOWNSMAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOWNSMAN mean?
- A man whose profession is marked by a gown, such as a lawyer, a clergyman or a university member.
- What letters can be added to GOWNSMAN?
- No single letter can be added to GOWNSMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GOWNSMAN:
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