LANDSMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LANDSMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LANDSMAN?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANDSMAN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANDSMAN
No single letter turns LANDSMAN into another word.
How LANDSMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LANDSMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANDSMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LANDSMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A person who lives and works on land, especially one unused to the sea; also a green hand on his first voyage.
Sailors used landsman as a gentle jibe at anyone who did not know ropes and tides. In the old navy it could also name a rating with no experience at sea.
How LANDSMAN is used
You will meet landsman mostly in nautical tales and older naval records.
- The old skipper smiled at the landsman clinging to the rail.
- No landsman could have steered through that storm.
- She joined the crew as a landsman and learned the ropes by autumn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANDSMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LANDSMAN
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Common questions about LANDSMAN
- Is LANDSMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANDSMAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANDSMAN worth?
- LANDSMAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANDSMAN mean?
- A person who lives and works on land, especially one unused to the sea; also a green hand on his first voyage.
- What letters can be added to LANDSMAN?
- No single letter can be added to LANDSMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LANDSMAN:
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