BOAST is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BOAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOAST?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOAST is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOAST scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about BOAST
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BOAST mean in Scrabble?
verb
To speak with excessive pride about one's own achievements, possessions, or abilities; or, of a place or thing, to possess a feature that is a source of pride.
When a person boasts, they talk themselves up in a way that often makes listeners uncomfortable, since the tone suggests self-importance rather than simple pride in a genuine achievement. The word also works in a milder, more neutral way when the subject is not a person at all, as when a hotel is said to boast a rooftop pool, meaning simply that it has one worth mentioning. In stonework, to boast a block of stone means something entirely different: to rough it out with a broad chisel before the finer carving begins.
How BOAST is used
Usually mildly critical when applied to a person's speech, but neutral and even promotional when applied to a place or product.
- He loves to boast about his fishing trips at every dinner party.
- The hotel can boast one of the best views in the entire city.
- She never boasts about her own success, though she has plenty to boast about.
- The stonemason had to boast the block roughly before the fine carving began.
- It seems unwise to boast before the results are even confirmed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOAST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOAST
The 5 tiles of BOAST in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with BOAST
12 longer words begin with BOAST.
Words ending in BOAST
1 words end in BOAST. Useful as a back hook: play BOAST onto a word already on the board.
Words with BOAST inside
4 words contain BOAST in the middle. Words that start with BOAST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOAST
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Common questions about BOAST
- Is BOAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOAST, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOAST worth?
- BOAST is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOAST mean?
- To speak with excessive pride about one's own achievements, possessions, or abilities; or, of a place or thing, to possess a feature that is a source of pride.
- What letters can be added to BOAST?
- BOAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOAST:
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