TONGMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TONGMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TONGMAN?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TONGMAN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TONGMAN
No single letter turns TONGMAN into another word.
How TONGMAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TONGMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does TONGMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A member of a Chinese tong, a secret society or association.
Tongmen appear in accounts of Chinese immigrant communities in North America. A tongman could belong to a mutual aid group or a criminal gang. Historians separate the two uses with care.
How TONGMAN is used
Tongman is a historical term; the plural is tongmen.
- The tongman was said to protect the street merchants.
- A tongman arrived in town with a letter of introduction.
- Newspapers once feared every tongman in Chinatown.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TONGMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TONGMAN
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Common questions about TONGMAN
- Is TONGMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TONGMAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TONGMAN worth?
- TONGMAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TONGMAN mean?
- A member of a Chinese tong, a secret society or association.
- What letters can be added to TONGMAN?
- No single letter can be added to TONGMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TONGMAN:
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