MUSCLEMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MUSCLEMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUSCLEMAN?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUSCLEMAN is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUSCLEMAN
No single letter turns MUSCLEMAN into another word.
How MUSCLEMAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MUSCLEMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MUSCLEMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MUSCLEMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A strong, heavily built man, especially one hired to guard people or frighten them.
A muscleman may simply be a bodybuilder, but the word often suggests a bouncer or enforcer. Films use him as the silent heavy beside a crime boss. The plural form changes the vowel, giving musclemen.
How MUSCLEMAN is used
Muscleman is informal and used in crime stories and casual talk about bodyguards or bodybuilders.
- The gang boss arrived with a muscleman at each shoulder.
- A muscleman stood at the club door checking names.
- He trained for years to look like a muscleman.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUSCLEMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about MUSCLEMAN
- Is MUSCLEMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUSCLEMAN, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUSCLEMAN worth?
- MUSCLEMAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUSCLEMAN mean?
- A strong, heavily built man, especially one hired to guard people or frighten them.
- What letters can be added to MUSCLEMAN?
- No single letter can be added to MUSCLEMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MUSCLEMAN:
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