MAN
5
Definition
Pronunciation: //mæn//
noun
- An adult male human."Unsurprisingly, if modern man is a sort of camera, modern woman is a picture."
- A human, a person regardless of gender or sex, usually an adult."How did God create man? God created man male and female, after his own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures."
- (anthropology, archaeology, paleontology) A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens."The evidence suggests that close relatives of early man, in lineages that later became extinct, also were able to use tools."
- (uncountable, obsolete, uncommon) Manliness; the quality or state of being manly."Methought he bare himself in such a fashion, / So full of man, and sweetness in his carriage, /[…]"
pron
- (MLE, slang, personal pronoun) Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person."Man's got some new creps."
- (MLE, slang, personal pronoun) You; construed in the third person."Man thinks I was born yesterday."
- (MLE, slang, indefinite personal pronoun) Any person, one"Man don't care."
verb
- (transitive) To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex)."The ship was manned with a small crew."
- (transitive) To take up position in order to operate (something)."Man the machine guns!"
- (reflexive, possibly dated) To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare man up.)"“To stay open, the senior enlisted leader of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Forward said he needed people to cover security,” Duncan wrote. “Personnel Recovery Task Force (PRTF) Pilots, maintainers and support personnel donned their vests, helmets and M-4 rifles and manned defensive fighting positions.”"
- (transitive, obsolete) To wait on, attend to or escort.
name
- (computing) A command used to display help pages in Unix and Unix-like operating systems.
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 3 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 5 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 7 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'MAN'?
The word MAN is worth 5 points in Scrabble.
M3
A1
N1
Total: 5 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'MAN'?
The word MAN is worth 7 points in Words With Friends.
M4
A1
N2
Total: 7 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.