WIREMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WIREMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WIREMAN?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WIREMAN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WIREMAN
No single letter turns WIREMAN into another word.
How WIREMAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WIREMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
What does WIREMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A worker who installs or repairs electric wiring.
A wireman fits cables in buildings and on poles, and in some trades the term is an official job title. In American newsrooms the word has also meant a journalist who works for a wire service.
How WIREMAN is used
Used in the electrical trade and, in older usage, in journalism.
- The wireman climbed the pole to fix the line.
- A skilled wireman can trace a fault in minutes.
- She worked as a wireman for the telephone company.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WIREMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WIREMAN
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Common questions about WIREMAN
- Is WIREMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WIREMAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WIREMAN worth?
- WIREMAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WIREMAN mean?
- A worker who installs or repairs electric wiring.
- What letters can be added to WIREMAN?
- No single letter can be added to WIREMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WIREMAN:
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