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Is fireman a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word fireman is a Scrabble US word. The word fireman is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is fireman a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word fireman is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Is fireman a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word fireman is a Words With Friends word. The word fireman is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

FIREMAN,

6-letter words (10 found)

AIRMEN,FAINER,FAMINE,FIRMAN,INFAME,INFARE,MAINER,MARINE,NAIFER,REMAIN,

5-letter words (27 found)

AFIRE,AIMER,AMINE,ANIME,ENARM,FAINE,FERIA,FERMI,FINER,FRAIM,FRAME,FRENA,INARM,INERM,INFER,INFRA,MAIRE,MINAE,MINAR,MINER,NAMER,RAINE,RAMEN,RAMIE,RAMIN,REMAN,RIMAE,

4-letter words (59 found)

AINE,AIRN,AMEN,AMIE,AMIN,AMIR,EARN,EINA,EMIR,FAIN,FAIR,FAME,FANE,FARE,FARM,FEAR,FENI,FERM,FERN,FIAR,FIER,FINE,FIRE,FIRM,FIRN,FRAE,MAIN,MAIR,MANE,MANI,MARE,MEAN,MEIN,MERI,MIEN,MINA,MINE,MIRE,NAIF,NAME,NARE,NEAR,NEIF,NEMA,NIEF,NIFE,RAIN,RAMI,RANI,REAM,REAN,REFI,REIF,REIN,RIEM,RIFE,RIMA,RIME,RINE,

3-letter words (49 found)

AIM,AIN,AIR,AME,AMI,ANE,ANI,ARE,ARF,ARM,EAN,EAR,ERA,ERF,ERM,ERN,FAE,FAN,FAR,FEM,FEN,FER,FIE,FIN,FIR,FRA,IRE,MAE,MAN,MAR,MEN,MIR,MNA,NAE,NAM,NEF,NIE,NIM,RAI,RAM,RAN,REF,REI,REM,REN,RIA,RIF,RIM,RIN,

2-letter words (20 found)

AE,AI,AM,AN,AR,EA,EF,EM,EN,ER,FA,FE,IF,IN,MA,ME,MI,NA,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 167 words from fireman according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of fireman

fireman

Etymology

fire +‎ -man

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪɹmən/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪəmən/
  • Hyphenation: fire‧man

Noun

fireman (plural firemen)

  2. (firefighting) Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
    • 30 June 2019, 'Don't call us for cats stuck in trees', Fire Brigade warns (Daily Telegraph)
      For firemen everywhere rescuing cats from trees has been as much a part of the job as tackling blazing buildings.
    Synonyms: firefighter, smoke eater
    Hyponyms: firewoman, hotshot, smokejumper
  4. (rail transport, nautical) A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship.
    • ca. 1913 The wreck of Old 97 [ballad, Blue Ridge Mountains], verse 3:
      He looked around his cab at his black greasy fireman, saying 'shovel on a little more coal, and when we cross that White Oak Mountain, you can watch Old 97 roll'.
    Synonyms: stoker, bakehead (the latter is informal)
    Coordinate term: engineman
  6. (rail transport, by extension) An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
  8. (baseball) A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).
  10. (mining, historical) A safety inspector in coal mines.

Usage notes

  • (firefighting): Historically only a man, but now used to refer to female firefighters as well. In modern usage, the gender-inclusive term firefighter is generally preferred.
  • (rail transport): This term is commonly used for both males and females, firewoman is rarer in this sense.

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See also

  • tillerman
  • stoker

Anagrams

  • feminar, inframe

Source: wiktionary.org