TINMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TINMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TINMAN?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TINMAN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TINMAN
No single letter turns TINMAN into another word.
How TINMAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TINMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,759.
What does TINMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A craftsman who makes and repairs household articles from tin plate.
The tinman was a familiar figure in towns and villages, making pails, lamps and kettles and mending pots for a few coppers. Some travelled from door to door with a pack of tools. Most readers know the word from the Tin Man of the Oz stories, who is also made of tin.
How TINMAN is used
Mostly historical; the plural is tinmen.
- The tinman soldered a new handle on the pail.
- A wandering tinman called at the farm each spring.
- She asked the tinman to patch the kettle.
- The village tinman hammered away in his small shop.
- In the story, the tinman longed for a heart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TINMAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TINMAN
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Common questions about TINMAN
- Is TINMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TINMAN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TINMAN worth?
- TINMAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TINMAN mean?
- A craftsman who makes and repairs household articles from tin plate.
- What letters can be added to TINMAN?
- No single letter can be added to TINMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TINMAN:
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