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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. WOMAN is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (5 letters, 10 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
womanhood, fair sex, charwoman, char, cleaning woman, cleaning lady, adult female
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
WOMAN scores 10 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×1, M×1, N×1, O×1, W×1
WOMAN has no other anagrams in this dictionary.
WOMAN is a 5-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 5, starts with W, ends with N, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "WOMAN — an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"" (10 Scrabble points).
WOMAN is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is WOMAN a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
WOMAN (noun): women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on the veranda". Additional senses: a human female employed to do housework; "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"; an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"; a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man; "he was faithful to his woman".
In standard Scrabble scoring, WOMAN totals 10 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. WOMAN relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
WOMAN is 5 letters long, begins with W, ends with N, and sorts to the alphagram AMNOW. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so WOMAN is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 2 vowels, 3 consonants.
Among 17 tracked 5-letter entries, WOMAN ranks by raw score (10 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include JAZZY, FEZZY, FIZZY, FUZZY; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, WOMAN carries 2 vowels and 3 consonants. Its consonant-heavy shape pairs well with open vowel dumps on the board. Hooks on W or N are common study angles; browse words starting with W and words ending with N to rehearse parallel sets.
WOMAN is a 5-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 5, starts with W, ends with N, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 5-letter entries like WOMAN frequently cross shorter words; knowing that WOMAN contains A, M, N, O, W helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as w???n to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside WOMAN include MA, OM, WO — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: W, O, M, A, N. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble woman directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 10 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat WOMAN as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "WOMAN — an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"" (10 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.