BAUBEE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BAUBEE 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 BAUBEE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAUBEE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAUBEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baubeesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAUBEE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BAUBEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 501,706.
What does BAUBEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A Scottish coin of small value, worth about a halfpenny.
The baubee stood for something close to nothing in Scottish speech, so a person who would not give a baubee for a thing considered it worthless. Writers such as Walter Scott used it to give dialogue a local flavour. The word is more often spelled bawbee, which has the same meaning.
How BAUBEE is used
Scots and historical; met in old coinage talk and in phrases about worthlessness.
- He would not give a baubee for the whole bargain.
- The old woman counted out her last baubee on the counter.
- Not a baubee was left in the purse after the fair.
- The ballad mentions a baubee as the price of a ribbon.
- A single baubee bought less every year as prices rose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAUBEE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAUBEE
1 longer words begin with BAUBEE.
Shorter words from the letters in BAUBEE
Common questions about BAUBEE
- Is BAUBEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAUBEE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAUBEE worth?
- BAUBEE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAUBEE mean?
- A Scottish coin of small value, worth about a halfpenny.
- What letters can be added to BAUBEE?
- BAUBEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BAUBEE:
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