SPORTSWOMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SPORTSWOMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPORTSWOMAN?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPORTSWOMAN is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPORTSWOMAN
No single letter turns SPORTSWOMAN into another word.
How SPORTSWOMAN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SPORTSWOMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPORTSWOMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPORTSWOMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A woman who takes part in sport, especially as a professional or keen amateur.
Sportswoman is the female counterpart of sportsman, and appears in headlines about athletes, awards and team news. Some writers prefer the neutral word athlete. The plural form is sportswomen.
How SPORTSWOMAN is used
Sportswoman is used in news and award contexts to refer to a female athlete.
- The sportswoman of the year received her trophy to loud applause.
- As a young sportswoman she trained before dawn every day.
- The club honoured its oldest sportswoman at the dinner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPORTSWOMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about SPORTSWOMAN
- Is SPORTSWOMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPORTSWOMAN, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPORTSWOMAN worth?
- SPORTSWOMAN is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPORTSWOMAN mean?
- A woman who takes part in sport, especially as a professional or keen amateur.
- What letters can be added to SPORTSWOMAN?
- No single letter can be added to SPORTSWOMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SPORTSWOMAN:
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