LINKSMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LINKSMAN 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 LINKSMAN?
| 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 LINKSMAN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LINKSMAN
No single letter turns LINKSMAN into another word.
How LINKSMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LINKSMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LINKSMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LINKSMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who plays golf.
Linksman is an old-fashioned word for a golfer, taken from the seaside links courses of Scotland. Newspapers of a century ago used it for the club champions of their day.
How LINKSMAN is used
Dated; golfer is the usual word now.
- The veteran linksman never missed a Sunday round.
- A skilled linksman judges the wind before every shot.
- The club honoured its oldest linksman at the dinner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LINKSMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LINKSMAN
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Common questions about LINKSMAN
- Is LINKSMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LINKSMAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LINKSMAN worth?
- LINKSMAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LINKSMAN mean?
- A person who plays golf.
- What letters can be added to LINKSMAN?
- No single letter can be added to LINKSMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LINKSMAN:
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