SONARMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SONARMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SONARMAN?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SONARMAN is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SONARMAN
No single letter turns SONARMAN into another word.
How SONARMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SONARMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SONARMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SONARMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A man who operates and maintains sonar equipment, especially in a navy.
On a warship the sonarman sits in front of the screens and listens for echoes from submarines and rocks. In the US Navy it was a petty officer rating, with a plural form of sonarmen.
How SONARMAN is used
Sonarman is a naval term, used in service histories and war stories.
- The sonarman reported a contact off the port bow.
- A young sonarman spent hours listening to the dark water.
- The sonarman was promoted after tracking the submarine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SONARMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SONARMAN
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Common questions about SONARMAN
- Is SONARMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SONARMAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SONARMAN worth?
- SONARMAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SONARMAN mean?
- A man who operates and maintains sonar equipment, especially in a navy.
- What letters can be added to SONARMAN?
- No single letter can be added to SONARMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SONARMAN:
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