POINTMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POINTMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POINTMAN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POINTMAN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POINTMAN
No single letter turns POINTMAN into another word.
How POINTMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POINTMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POINTMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POINTMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The soldier who walks in front of a patrol, or a person who leads an effort.
A pointman takes the most exposed position, so the job is risky and needs sharp eyes. Outside the military, journalists call a lead negotiator or campaign manager a pointman for the cause.
How POINTMAN is used
Pointman is used in military and political contexts.
- The pointman raised his hand and the patrol stopped.
- He became the party's pointman on the budget talks.
- A good pointman notices danger before anyone else does.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POINTMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POINTMAN
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Common questions about POINTMAN
- Is POINTMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POINTMAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POINTMAN worth?
- POINTMAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POINTMAN mean?
- The soldier who walks in front of a patrol, or a person who leads an effort.
- What letters can be added to POINTMAN?
- No single letter can be added to POINTMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POINTMAN:
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