TRAINMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TRAINMAN 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 TRAINMAN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRAINMAN is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRAINMAN
No single letter turns TRAINMAN into another word.
How TRAINMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRAINMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRAINMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRAINMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A railway employee who works on a train, such as a brakeman or conductor.
Trainman covers crew members who work aboard moving trains as distinct from station staff or engine drivers. Railway unions and old company manuals used the term for this whole group.
How TRAINMAN is used
Mostly American, and most often seen in railway history and labour records mentioning a trainman.
- The trainman waved his lantern to signal the engineer.
- Every trainman on the night shift knew the curves of that line.
- A retired trainman told stories of winter runs through the mountains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRAINMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TRAINMAN
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Common questions about TRAINMAN
- Is TRAINMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRAINMAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRAINMAN worth?
- TRAINMAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRAINMAN mean?
- A railway employee who works on a train, such as a brakeman or conductor.
- What letters can be added to TRAINMAN?
- No single letter can be added to TRAINMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRAINMAN:
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