RAILMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RAILMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAILMAN?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAILMAN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAILMAN
No single letter turns RAILMAN into another word.
How RAILMAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RAILMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does RAILMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man who works for a railway company.
A railman might be a signaller, a guard, a track worker or a driver. The word is old fashioned, and railway worker is the neutral choice today.
How RAILMAN is used
Railman is mostly found in older or regional writing, with the plural railmen.
- His father was a railman for forty years.
- The railman waved his lamp to stop the train.
- A retired railman told stories at the museum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAILMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAILMAN
The 7 tiles of RAILMAN in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in RAILMAN
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Common questions about RAILMAN
- Is RAILMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAILMAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAILMAN worth?
- RAILMAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAILMAN mean?
- A man who works for a railway company.
- What letters can be added to RAILMAN?
- No single letter can be added to RAILMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RAILMAN:
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