BAMBOO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BAMBOO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAMBOO?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAMBOO is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAMBOO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bamboosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAMBOO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BAMBOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,365 thousand.
What does BAMBOO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tall, fast-growing tropical grass with hollow, jointed stems that are used for building and making things.
Bamboo is botanically a grass, not a tree, and some kinds grow almost a metre in a single day. Its strong, light stems become scaffolding, furniture, flooring, fishing rods and musical instruments, while the young shoots are eaten. Pandas rely on it as their main food.
How BAMBOO is used
Used both for the living plant and for the material made from its stems.
- A grove of bamboo rustled behind the temple.
- The builders tied the frame together with bamboo poles.
- Giant pandas spend most of the day chewing bamboo.
- She bought a chair made of woven bamboo.
- Fresh bamboo shoots went into the soup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAMBOO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAMBOO
9 longer words begin with BAMBOO.
Shorter words from the letters in BAMBOO
Common questions about BAMBOO
- Is BAMBOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAMBOO, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAMBOO worth?
- BAMBOO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAMBOO mean?
- A tall, fast-growing tropical grass with hollow, jointed stems that are used for building and making things.
- What letters can be added to BAMBOO?
- BAMBOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BAMBOO:
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