BILTONG is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BILTONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BILTONG?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BILTONG is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BILTONG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
biltongsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BILTONG scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BILTONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does BILTONG mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
Strips of lean meat that have been salted and dried in the air.
Biltong comes from southern Africa, where beef or game is cured with vinegar, salt and spices and then hung to dry. It is eaten as a chewy snack at sports matches and on road trips, and is often compared with jerky.
How BILTONG is used
Biltong is a South African food word, borrowed from Afrikaans and now known in many countries.
- He packed a bag of biltong for the long drive.
- The butcher sliced the biltong into thin strips.
- Spicy biltong goes well with cold beer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BILTONG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BILTONG
The 7 tiles of BILTONG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BILTONG
1 longer words begin with BILTONG.
Shorter words from the letters in BILTONG
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Common questions about BILTONG
- Is BILTONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BILTONG, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BILTONG worth?
- BILTONG is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BILTONG mean?
- Strips of lean meat that have been salted and dried in the air.
- What letters can be added to BILTONG?
- BILTONG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BILTONG:
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