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Boatswains

b 3o 1a 1t 1s 1w 4a 1i 1n 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 10 letters · Less common · plural of boatswain

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does boatswains mean?

noun

  1. a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

    Synonymsbosun

Definitions shown for boatswain, the base form of boatswains.

Is BOATSWAINS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BOATSWAINS worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
b 3o 1a 1t 1s 1w 4a 1i 1n 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
b 4o 1a 1t 1s 1w 4a 1i 1n 2s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
b 4o 1a 1t 1s 1w 4a 1i 1n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
b 4o 1a 1t 1s 1w 5a 1i 1n 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BOATSWAINS

Words that end like BOATSWAINS

Common words that share the ending -AINS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -AINS

Boatswains: quick answers

Is BOATSWAINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BOATSWAINS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BOATSWAINS worth?
BOATSWAINS scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does boatswains mean?
boatswains is the plural of boatswain, which means “a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen”.
What words can you make with the letters in BOATSWAINS?
You can make 414 shorter words from BOATSWAINS, such as BOATSWAIN, WABAINS, WASABIS, BOWATS. See the full list.