LAYMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LAYMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAYMAN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 LAYMAN 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 LAYMAN
No single letter turns LAYMAN into another word.
How LAYMAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LAYMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does LAYMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who is not an expert in a subject, or a member of a church who is not a member of the clergy.
Layman first meant an ordinary member of the congregation as opposed to the priests. It later widened to anyone outside a profession, and doctors, lawyers and engineers speak of explaining things in layman terms. Many writers now prefer lay person or non-specialist, since the word is gendered.
How LAYMAN is used
Often found in the phrase in layman's terms; the gendered form is gradually giving way to neutral wording.
- The report was written for the layman, not the specialist.
- As a layman, I cannot judge the quality of the wiring.
- The church appointed a layman to lead the committee.
- The doctor explained the result to the layman in plain words.
- Any layman could see that the bridge was cracked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAYMAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAYMAN
8 longer words begin with LAYMAN.
Shorter words from the letters in LAYMAN
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Common questions about LAYMAN
- Is LAYMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAYMAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAYMAN worth?
- LAYMAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAYMAN mean?
- A person who is not an expert in a subject, or a member of a church who is not a member of the clergy.
- What letters can be added to LAYMAN?
- No single letter can be added to LAYMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LAYMAN:
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