BLOVIATION is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BLOVIATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLOVIATION?
| 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 BLOVIATION is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLOVIATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bloviationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLOVIATION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BLOVIATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLOVIATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BLOVIATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
Long-winded, inflated talk that sounds important but says little.
Bloviation is mostly a mocking label for pompous speeches, especially from politicians and pundits. It comes from the verb bloviate, which US speakers have used since the nineteenth century.
How BLOVIATION is used
Bloviation is usually said with scorn about speeches or commentary.
- The senator's bloviation went on for two full hours.
- I switched off the programme after ten minutes of bloviation.
- Cable news is full of bloviation and short on facts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLOVIATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLOVIATION
1 longer words begin with BLOVIATION.
Shorter words from the letters in BLOVIATION
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Common questions about BLOVIATION
- Is BLOVIATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLOVIATION, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLOVIATION worth?
- BLOVIATION is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLOVIATION mean?
- Long-winded, inflated talk that sounds important but says little.
- What letters can be added to BLOVIATION?
- BLOVIATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BLOVIATION:
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