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Is footman a Scrabble word?

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

F4O1O1T1M3A1N1

Is footman a Scrabble UK word?

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

F4O1O1T1M3A1N1

Is footman a Words With Friends word?

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

F4O1O1T1M4A1N2

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7-letter words (1 found)

FOOTMAN,

6-letter words (1 found)

FANTOM,

5-letter words (3 found)

AFOOT,MANTO,TOMAN,

4-letter words (20 found)

ATOM,FANO,FOAM,FONT,FOOT,MANO,MOAN,MOAT,MOFO,MONA,MONO,MOON,MOOT,NOMA,NOTA,ONTO,OONT,TOMO,TOOM,TOON,

3-letter words (33 found)

AFT,ANT,FAN,FAT,FON,FOO,MAN,MAT,MNA,MOA,MON,MOO,MOT,NAM,NAT,NOM,NOO,NOT,OAF,OAT,OFT,OMA,ONO,OOF,OOM,OON,OOT,TAM,TAN,TAO,TOM,TON,TOO,

2-letter words (14 found)

AM,AN,AT,FA,MA,MO,NA,NO,OF,OM,ON,OO,TA,TO,

You can make 72 words from footman according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of footman

footman

Etymology

From Middle English fotman, footman, foteman (“foot soldier, running footman”), from Old English *fōtman, *fōtmann (attested only as Old English fēþman, fēþemann (“footman”), equivalent to foot +‎ man.

Noun

footman (plural footmen)

  1. (archaic) A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.
  2. A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
    Coordinate term: footwoman
  3. (historical) A servant who runs in front of his master's carriage.
  4. A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.
  5. A moth of the family Arctiidae (or subfamily Arctiinae); -- so called from its livery-like colors.
    1. especially, a common footman (Manulea lurideola)
  6. A bar that connects the treadle of a spinning wheel to the wheel.

Synonyms

  • (historical): runner, running footman
  • (moth): footman moth

Derived terms

  • speckled footman

Translations

References

  • “footman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “footman”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “footman”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “footman”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Middle English

Noun

footman

  1. Alternative form of fotman

Source: wiktionary.org