boatswain
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- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
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- 9
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Definition of boatswain
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A person aboard ship who is in charge of various maritime affairs.
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noun
- A person aboard ship who is in charge of various maritime affairs.
- A person aboard ship who is in charge of various maritime affairs.
- A kind of gull, the jaeger.
- The tropicbird.
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Etymology
From Middle English botswain, botswein, bote-swayn, from late Old English bātsweġen, from bāt (“boat”) + sweġen (“swain”), the latter element a borrowing from Old Norse sveinn (“boy”); equivalent to boat + swain (“boy, servant”).
Words you can make from boatswain
200+ playable · top: BWANAS (11 pts)
Best play bwanas 11 points7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
16 words5-letter words
43 words- BAWNS 10 pts
- BWANA 10 pts
- NAWAB 10 pts
- AWAIT 8 pts
- NOWTS 8 pts
- SWAIN 8 pts
- TOWNS 8 pts
- TWAIN 8 pts
- TWINS 8 pts
- WAINS 8 pts
- WAIST 8 pts
- WAITS 8 pts
- WANTS 8 pts
- WINOS 8 pts
- WITAN 8 pts
- WONTS 8 pts
- BAITS 7 pts
- BASIN 7 pts
- BATON 7 pts
- BINTS 7 pts
- BIONT 7 pts
- BIOTA 7 pts
- BISON 7 pts
- BOAST 7 pts
- BOATS 7 pts
- BOTAS 7 pts
- NABIS 7 pts
- OBIAS 7 pts
- OBITS 7 pts
- SABIN 7 pts
- SABOT 7 pts
- ANOAS 5 pts
- ANTAS 5 pts
- ANTIS 5 pts
- IOTAS 5 pts
- OSTIA 5 pts
- SAINT 5 pts
- SANTO 5 pts
- SATIN 5 pts
- STAIN 5 pts
- STOAI 5 pts
- TAINS 5 pts
- TIANS 5 pts
4-letter words
100 words- BAWN 9 pts
- BOWS 9 pts
- SWAB 9 pts
- SWOB 9 pts
- WABS 9 pts
- AWNS 7 pts
- NOWS 7 pts
- NOWT 7 pts
- OWNS 7 pts
- OWTS 7 pts
- SAWN 7 pts
- SNAW 7 pts
- SNOW 7 pts
- SOWN 7 pts
- STAW 7 pts
- STOW 7 pts
- SWAN 7 pts
- SWAT 7 pts
- SWOT 7 pts
- TAWS 7 pts
- TOWN 7 pts
- TOWS 7 pts
- TWAS 7 pts
- TWIN 7 pts
- TWOS 7 pts
- WAIN 7 pts
- WAIT 7 pts
- WANS 7 pts
- WANT 7 pts
- WAST 7 pts
- WATS 7 pts
- WINO 7 pts
- WINS 7 pts
- WIST 7 pts
- WITS 7 pts
- WONS 7 pts
- WONT 7 pts
- WOST 7 pts
- WOTS 7 pts
- ABAS 6 pts
- BAAS 6 pts
- BAIT 6 pts
- BANI 6 pts
- BANS 6 pts
- BAST 6 pts
- BATS 6 pts
- BIAS 6 pts
- BINS 6 pts
- BINT 6 pts
- BIOS 6 pts
- BITS 6 pts
- BOAS 6 pts
- BOAT 6 pts
- BOTA 6 pts
- BOTS 6 pts
- ISBA 6 pts
- NABS 6 pts
- NIBS 6 pts
- NOBS 6 pts
- OBAS 6 pts
- OBIA 6 pts
- OBIS 6 pts
- OBIT 6 pts
- SNIB 6 pts
- SNOB 6 pts
- SOBA 6 pts
- STAB 6 pts
- STOB 6 pts
- TABS 6 pts
- AINS 4 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- ANAS 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- ANOA 4 pts
- ANSA 4 pts
- ANTA 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- IOTA 4 pts
- NAOI 4 pts
- NAOS 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- NOTA 4 pts
- OAST 4 pts
- OATS 4 pts
- SAIN 4 pts
- SATI 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- SNOT 4 pts
- STAN 4 pts
- STOA 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TANS 4 pts
- TAOS 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
- TONS 4 pts
- TOSA 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- BOW 8 pts
- AWA 6 pts
- AWN 6 pts
- NAW 6 pts
- ABA 5 pts
- ABS 5 pts
- BAA 5 pts
- BAN 5 pts
- BAS 5 pts
- BAT 5 pts
- BIN 5 pts
- BIO 5 pts
- BIS 5 pts
- BIT 5 pts
- BOA 5 pts
- BOS 5 pts
- BOT 5 pts
- NAB 5 pts
- NIB 5 pts
- NOB 5 pts
- AAS 3 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATS 3 pts
- INS 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- ITS 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NOS 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
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