Is MAN a Scrabble word?
Yes. MAN is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.
Meaning An adult male human.
Noun 3 meanings
An adult male human.
“The show is especially popular with middle-aged men.”
A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.
A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
Interjection 1 meaning
Used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing a man.
“Man, that was a great catch!”
Verb 2 meanings
To take up position in order to operate (something).
“Man the machine guns!”
To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare man up.)
Etymology
From Middle English man, from Old English mann m (“human being, person, man”), from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“human being, man”). Doublet of mann and Manu.
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MAN at a glance
MAN has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + N 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #140 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -MAN
More endings- HUMAN10
- WOMAN10
- GERMAN9
- CHAIRMAN15
- ROMAN7
- BATMAN10
- GENTLEMAN12
- NORMAN8
- SUPERMAN12
- FRESHMAN16
- BUSINESSMAN15
- CONGRESSMAN16
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