HERDSMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HERDSMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HERDSMAN?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HERDSMAN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HERDSMAN
No single letter turns HERDSMAN into another word.
How HERDSMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HERDSMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HERDSMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HERDSMAN
- All 8 letters of HERDSMAN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HERDSMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man who owns or looks after a herd of cattle or other grazing animals.
A herdsman spends his days moving animals between pastures and watching for sickness or predators. In astronomy the Latin name Bootes is sometimes translated as the herdsman.
How HERDSMAN is used
Mostly found in farming, travel and historical writing.
- The herdsman led the cows down to the river.
- A lone herdsman watched over the flock on the hill.
- Every herdsman in the valley knew the old track.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HERDSMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HERDSMAN
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Common questions about HERDSMAN
- Is HERDSMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HERDSMAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HERDSMAN worth?
- HERDSMAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HERDSMAN mean?
- A man who owns or looks after a herd of cattle or other grazing animals.
- What letters can be added to HERDSMAN?
- No single letter can be added to HERDSMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HERDSMAN:
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