SIGNALMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SIGNALMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIGNALMAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIGNALMAN is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIGNALMAN
No single letter turns SIGNALMAN into another word.
How SIGNALMAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SIGNALMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIGNALMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SIGNALMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A railway worker who controls signals and points, or a person who sends signals in the armed forces.
Before automation, each box along the line had its own signalman watching trains pass and passing messages to the next station. In a navy, a signalman might use flags or lamps to talk between ships.
How SIGNALMAN is used
Mostly found in railway history and in naval or military settings.
- The signalman pulled the lever to change the points.
- A signalman waved a lamp from the bridge.
- The old signalman knew every train on the line.
- Her grandfather worked as a signalman for forty years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIGNALMAN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SIGNALMAN
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Common questions about SIGNALMAN
- Is SIGNALMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIGNALMAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIGNALMAN worth?
- SIGNALMAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIGNALMAN mean?
- A railway worker who controls signals and points, or a person who sends signals in the armed forces.
- What letters can be added to SIGNALMAN?
- No single letter can be added to SIGNALMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SIGNALMAN:
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