OMBUDSMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. OMBUDSMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OMBUDSMAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OMBUDSMAN is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OMBUDSMAN
No single letter turns OMBUDSMAN into another word.
How OMBUDSMAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OMBUDSMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OMBUDSMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OMBUDSMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
An official appointed to look into complaints that people make against a public body or organisation.
An ombudsman acts independently, so a citizen can seek help without going to court. The post began in Sweden, and many countries now have an ombudsman for banks, hospitals or government offices.
How OMBUDSMAN is used
Used for an impartial complaints investigator, in government and in some companies.
- She wrote to the ombudsman about the delay in her pension.
- The ombudsman ruled that the council had acted unfairly.
- A banking ombudsman handles disputes between customers and banks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OMBUDSMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OMBUDSMAN
2 longer words begin with OMBUDSMAN.
Shorter words from the letters in OMBUDSMAN
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Common questions about OMBUDSMAN
- Is OMBUDSMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OMBUDSMAN, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OMBUDSMAN worth?
- OMBUDSMAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OMBUDSMAN mean?
- An official appointed to look into complaints that people make against a public body or organisation.
- What letters can be added to OMBUDSMAN?
- No single letter can be added to OMBUDSMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OMBUDSMAN:
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