BIGHORN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BIGHORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIGHORN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIGHORN is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIGHORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bighornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIGHORN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BIGHORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does BIGHORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A stocky wild sheep of the western North American mountains with massive curled horns.
Rams of the bighorn charge each other head on in autumn contests, and their horns can weigh as much as the rest of their bones. These animals live on steep rocky slopes. Wildlife officials often track bighorn herds because disease threatens them.
How BIGHORN is used
Used in natural history and hunting, where bighorn names the mountain sheep or its range.
- A bighorn stood on the cliff edge and watched the road.
- Park rangers counted the bighorn herd each spring.
- The old ram had a bighorn skull on the wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIGHORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIGHORN
1 longer words begin with BIGHORN.
Shorter words from the letters in BIGHORN
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Common questions about BIGHORN
- Is BIGHORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIGHORN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIGHORN worth?
- BIGHORN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIGHORN mean?
- A stocky wild sheep of the western North American mountains with massive curled horns.
- What letters can be added to BIGHORN?
- BIGHORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BIGHORN:
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