Is MUSCLEMAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MUSCLEMAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MUSCLEMAN mean?
- noun
a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
“the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him”
- noun
someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + U (1) + S (1) + C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + M (3) + A (1) + N (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for MUSCLEMAN
MUSCLEMAN has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from MUSCLEMAN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acumens11
- almsmen11
- almuces11
- macules11
- mesclun11
- acumen10
- almuce10
- camels10
- culmen10
- lemmas10
- macles10
- macule10
- mescal10
- muscae10
- muscle10
- summae10
- censual9
- lacunes9
- launces9
- unlaces9
- acmes9
- calms9
- camel9
- cames9
- clams9
- culms9
- lemma9
- maces9
- macle9
- malms9
- musca9
- sumac9
- summa9
- ummas9
- caules8
- clause8
- cleans8
- cuneal8
- lacune8
- lances8
- launce8
- lemans8
- lumens8
- mensal8
- salume8
- ulemas8
- uncase8
- uncles8
- unlace8
- unseam8
- usance8
- acme8
- calm8
- came8
- cams8
- clam8
- culm8
- cums8
- mace8
- macs8
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