PATROLMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PATROLMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATROLMAN?
| 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 PATROLMAN is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATROLMAN
No single letter turns PATROLMAN into another word.
How PATROLMAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PATROLMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATROLMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATROLMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A police officer who walks or drives a regular route to keep watch over an area.
In American police ranks a patrolman is usually the entry-level uniformed officer on the street. The word suggests routine rounds rather than detective work. Many forces now prefer the gender-neutral patrol officer.
How PATROLMAN is used
Used mainly in North American English for a uniformed officer on routine beat duty.
- The patrolman walked the same two streets every night.
- A patrolman stopped to help the driver change a tyre.
- He began his career as a patrolman in Chicago.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATROLMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PATROLMAN
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Common questions about PATROLMAN
- Is PATROLMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATROLMAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATROLMAN worth?
- PATROLMAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATROLMAN mean?
- A police officer who walks or drives a regular route to keep watch over an area.
- What letters can be added to PATROLMAN?
- No single letter can be added to PATROLMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PATROLMAN:
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