LAWMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LAWMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAWMAN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAWMAN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAWMAN
No single letter turns LAWMAN into another word.
How LAWMAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LAWMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does LAWMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
An officer who enforces the law, especially a sheriff or marshal.
Lawman is the word of frontier stories and westerns, where a lone sheriff or marshal keeps order in a dusty town. It is mostly used for American peace officers, and it sounds more colourful than police officer. In medieval Scandinavian sagas a lawman was something different, a man who recited and explained the law at the assembly.
How LAWMAN is used
Informal and often romantic in tone; common in American writing.
- The lawman rode into town at noon.
- Every lawman in the county was looking for him.
- She grew up as the daughter of a small-town lawman.
- The old lawman hung up his badge last year.
- A tired lawman leaned on the porch rail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAWMAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LAWMAN
Common questions about LAWMAN
- Is LAWMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAWMAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAWMAN worth?
- LAWMAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAWMAN mean?
- An officer who enforces the law, especially a sheriff or marshal.
- What letters can be added to LAWMAN?
- No single letter can be added to LAWMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LAWMAN:
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