SIDESMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SIDESMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIDESMAN?
| 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 SIDESMAN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIDESMAN
No single letter turns SIDESMAN into another word.
How SIDESMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SIDESMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIDESMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SIDESMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A lay assistant to the churchwarden in an Anglican church, who shows people to their seats and takes the collection.
The sidesman greets worshippers at the door and hands out hymn books. Churches rely on volunteers in this role to keep the service running smoothly.
How SIDESMAN is used
Sidesman is a Church of England term; the plural is sidesmen.
- The sidesman handed her a hymn book at the door.
- Our sidesman collected the offering during the second hymn.
- He served as a sidesman at the parish church for thirty years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIDESMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SIDESMAN
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Common questions about SIDESMAN
- Is SIDESMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIDESMAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIDESMAN worth?
- SIDESMAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIDESMAN mean?
- A lay assistant to the churchwarden in an Anglican church, who shows people to their seats and takes the collection.
- What letters can be added to SIDESMAN?
- No single letter can be added to SIDESMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SIDESMAN:
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