BABOON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BABOON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BABOON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BABOON is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BABOON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baboonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BABOON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BABOON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 788,394.
What does BABOON mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large ground-living monkey of Africa and Arabia with a long dog-like muzzle, strong teeth and a prominent bare patch on the rump.
Baboons live in large troops with a strict pecking order and spend much of the day foraging on the ground, climbing trees mainly to sleep. The word reaches English through medieval French, and it has long served as an insult for a clumsy or coarse person. The several species differ in size and colour, from the olive baboon to the heavy chacma of southern Africa.
How BABOON is used
Used literally for the animal and figuratively for a boorish person.
- A baboon sat on the rock and watched the road.
- The troop of baboon females moved slowly across the plain.
- He called his rival a baboon, and the room fell silent.
- Every baboon in the group knows its place in the order.
- The guide warned the tourists never to feed a baboon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BABOON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BABOON
4 longer words begin with BABOON.
Shorter words from the letters in BABOON
Common questions about BABOON
- Is BABOON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BABOON, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BABOON worth?
- BABOON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BABOON mean?
- A large ground-living monkey of Africa and Arabia with a long dog-like muzzle, strong teeth and a prominent bare patch on the rump.
- What letters can be added to BABOON?
- BABOON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BABOON:
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