SEAMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SEAMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEAMAN?
| 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 SEAMAN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEAMAN
No single letter turns SEAMAN into another word.
How SEAMAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SEAMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does SEAMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who works as a sailor, especially an ordinary crew member rather than an officer.
A seaman stands watches, handles lines and keeps the ship in working order. The word is also an official rank in several navies, at the lowest level of enlisted service. It can describe skill too, so a good seaman is someone who handles a boat well in rough weather. The plural is seamen, and modern writers often prefer sailor or crew member.
How SEAMAN is used
Standard in naval and merchant-shipping contexts; gender-neutral alternatives are increasingly used.
- The young seaman climbed the mast at dawn.
- Each seaman on the ship carried a knife and a coil of rope.
- He signed on as an able seaman for the voyage to Chile.
- The captain praised the seaman who had saved the boat.
- A seaman first class stood at the wheel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEAMAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEAMAN
6 longer words begin with SEAMAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SEAMAN
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Common questions about SEAMAN
- Is SEAMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEAMAN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEAMAN worth?
- SEAMAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEAMAN mean?
- A person who works as a sailor, especially an ordinary crew member rather than an officer.
- What letters can be added to SEAMAN?
- No single letter can be added to SEAMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SEAMAN:
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