OYSTERMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. OYSTERMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OYSTERMAN?
| 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 OYSTERMAN is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OYSTERMAN
No single letter turns OYSTERMAN into another word.
How OYSTERMAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OYSTERMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OYSTERMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OYSTERMAN
- All 9 letters of OYSTERMAN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OYSTERMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man who gathers, breeds or sells oysters for a living.
An oysterman works the shallow beds along the coast, often rising before dawn to catch the tide. The word can also name the small boat used for gathering the shellfish.
How OYSTERMAN is used
Found in coastal and seafood contexts, especially in American writing.
- The oysterman hauled his basket onto the dock at sunrise.
- Her grandfather was an oysterman in Chesapeake Bay.
- An oysterman learns to read the tides and the weather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OYSTERMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OYSTERMAN
The 9 tiles of OYSTERMAN in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in OYSTERMAN
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Common questions about OYSTERMAN
- Is OYSTERMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OYSTERMAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OYSTERMAN worth?
- OYSTERMAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OYSTERMAN mean?
- A man who gathers, breeds or sells oysters for a living.
- What letters can be added to OYSTERMAN?
- No single letter can be added to OYSTERMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OYSTERMAN:
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