BOAKING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOAKING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BOAKING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOAKING is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOAKING
No single letter turns BOAKING into another word.
How BOAKING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOAKING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does BOAKING mean in Scrabble?
BOAKING is the -ing form (present participle) of BOAK.
Shorter words from the letters in BOAKING
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Common questions about BOAKING
- Is BOAKING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOAKING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOAKING worth?
- BOAKING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOAKING?
- No single letter can be added to BOAKING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOAKING:
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