How many words end in MAN?

This page lists 428 words ending in MAN, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -MAN words useful?

Words ending in MAN are great for hooking onto existing tiles and pluralising or extending words already on the board.

Words Ending With MAN

All 428 words in our dictionary that end in MAN, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

428 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

jazzman34 backwoodsman26 churchwoman26 newspaperwoman26 assemblywoman25 committeewoman25 handicraftsman25 highwayman25 workingwoman25 backcourtman24 cochairwoman24 handcraftsman24 plainclothesman24 sportfisherman24 quarryman23 clergywoman22 countrywoman22 fisherwoman22 journeyman22 pitchwoman22 servicewoman22 spokeswoman22 washerwoman22 anchorwoman21 churchman21 congresswoman21 councilwoman21 craftswoman21 everywoman21 expressman21 markswoman21 newspaperman21 prefreshman21 upperclassman21 workwoman21 agribusinessman20 assemblyman20 businesswoman20 camerawoman20 cavalryman20 chairwoman20 coastguardsman20 committeeman20 crossbowman20 deliveryman20 exciseman20 junkman20 lowerclassman20 merchantman20 midshipman20 policewoman20 warehouseman20 washwoman20 workingman20 bildungsroman19 charwoman19 coastguardman19 cochairman19 cracksman19 freedwoman19 infantryman19 juryman19 scrubwoman19 switchman19 yachtsman19 defenceman18 draughtsman18 hackman18 harvestman18 henchman18 horsewoman18 husbandman18 infrahuman18 kinswoman18 longbowman18 longshoreman18 sportswoman18 townswoman18 trencherman18 underclassman18 watchman18 weatherman18 yachtman18 artilleryman17 attackman17 bondwoman17 boogeyman17 clergyman17 coachman17 countryman17 fellowman17 fisherman17 foretopman17 forewoman17 frontiersman17 gentlewoman17 handyman17 kirkman17 liveryman17 needlewoman17 newswoman17 noblewoman17 packman17 pitchman17 poultryman17 protohuman17 safetyman17 serviceman17 shantyman17 spokesman17 superhuman17 supersalesman17 superwoman17 vestryman17 washerman17 weighman17 wheelsman17 wisewoman17 alderwoman16 anchorman16 bogeyman16 boogyman16 brakeman16 chapman16 congressman16 councilman16 craftsman16 defenseman16 dutchman16 everyman16 ferryman16 freshman16 funnyman16 garbageman16 laundryman16 laywoman16 madwoman16 marksman16 ombudsman16 pantryman16 schoolman16 stickman16 stockman16 taximan16 trackman16 truckman16 whaleman16 wheelman16 workman16 axeman15 bogyman15 bookman15 businessman15 cameraman15 chainman15 chairman15 chessman15 choreman15 deathsman15 draftsman15 helmsman15 lumberman15 middleman15 milkman15 moneyman15 nurseryman15 panhuman15 pikeman15 pivotman15 policeman15 prehuman15 ranchman15 saleswoman15 sheepman15 showman15 skyman15 sockman15 stuntwoman15 subhuman15 swordsman15 taxman15 timberman15 trawlerman15 ultrahuman15 antihuman14 antiwoman14 axman14 boogerman14 bushman14 caveman14 corpsman14 counterman14 crewman14 dairyman14 deskman14 flyman14 freedman14 fugleman14 gownsman14 groomsman14 groundsman14 headsman14 herdsman14 linksman14 lobsterman14 militiaman14 missileman14 oarswoman14 outdoorsman14 oysterman14 placeman14 plowman14 salaryman14 shipman14 shopman14 spaceman14 swingman14 swordman14 triggerman14 venireman14 woodsman14 yeggman14 airwoman13 bandsman13 bargeman13 bayman13 beadsman13 bedesman13 boardman13 bondsman13 bowman13 cattleman13 cayman13 clubman13 cornerman13 cowman13 cragsman13 daysman13 drayman13 earthman13 flagman13 foilsman13 frogman13 gamesman13 garageman13 guardsman13 guildsman13 hangman13 headman13 herdman13 horseman13 hotelman13 houseman13 huntsman13 kinsman13 linkman13 minuteman13 nonhuman13 patrolman13 plainsman13 plantsman13 propman13 raftsman13 repairman13 rifleman13 selectman13 sokeman13 spoilsman13 sportsman13 stableman13 swagman13 tallyman13 townsman13 trashman13 tribesman13 verseman13 waterman13 wingman13 woodman13 yardman13 bailsman12 beadman12 bedeman12 birdman12 bluesman12 boatsman12 bondman12 cabman12 clansman12 colorman12 decuman12 dragoman12 ealdorman12 fireman12 footman12 foreman12 freeman12 gentleman12 grantsman12 gripman12 hanuman12 inhuman12 liftman12 motorman12 newsman12 nobleman12 overman12 pointman12 pressman12 roundsman12 signalman12 snowman12 spearman12 strongman12 superman12 tradesman12 turfman12 unhuman12 wireman12 woolman12 alderman11 almsman11 ashman11 badman11 bagman11 baseman11 batsman11 bellman11 boatman11 dalesman11 firman11 foeman11 glassman11 goodman11 hetman11 landsman11 lawman11 layman11 leadsman11 letterman11 liegeman11 madman11 mailman11 meatman11 messman11 postman11 pullman11 radioman11 seedsman11 shaman11 soundman11 statesman11 steersman11 tillerman11 vanman11 yeoman11 barman10 batman10 busman10 caiman10 carman10 doorman10 dustman10 gagman10 gateman10 gleeman10 human10 iceman10 landman10 leadman10 linesman10 merman10 penman10 pitman10 potman10 preman10 reedman10 reinsman10 rodsman10 routeman10 sagaman10 salesman10 sandman10 seedman10 sideman10 socman10 sonarman10 stillman10 stuntman10 talesman10 talisman10 tongman10 trainman10 woman10 aidman9 antiman9 automan9 desman9 dolman9 gasman9 german9 gunman9 legman9 lensman9 lineman9 oarsman9 ottoman9 ragman9 rodman9 teleman9 tollman9 adman8 airman8 ataman8 daman8 nonman8 oilman8 outman8 seaman8 tinman8 titman8 atman7 leman7 liman7 reman7 roman7 toman7 unman7

Hooking with -MAN words

Endings like -MAN let you tack a word onto a tile already on the board, often turning a small play into a big one. Look for the high-value entries above to maximise points.

A quick statistical tour

A few numbers before you scroll: the 428 words here run from 5 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (103 entries). Wordle players have 12 five-letter options, and there are 91 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is JAZZMAN at 34 points before multipliers.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: JAZZMAN (34), BACKWOODSMAN (26), CHURCHWOMAN (26), NEWSPAPERWOMAN (26), ASSEMBLYWOMAN (25). AGRIBUSINESSMAN (15 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 14 points. Letter-wise, M is the workhorse — it appears in 428 of these words, ahead of A (428) and N (428).

Three easy picks from this list

AIRMAN — 6 letters for 8 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
ATAMAN is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 8 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
Playing NONMAN across a double-word square turns its base 8 points into 16 — solid value for 6 tiles.

Round out your set with OILMAN (8), OUTMAN (8), SEAMAN (8), TINMAN (8), TITMAN (8) — all built from common tiles.

Back-hooking with -MAN

When the board tightens up late in a Scrabble game, -MAN words keep you scoring: they attach to existing letters instead of needing seven clean tiles. Crossword solvers use the same trick in reverse — if the grid gives you the last letters, this list is the candidate pool. Check the length filter in the Word Finder to match your open squares exactly.

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