BOATHOOK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BOATHOOK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOATHOOK?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOATHOOK is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOATHOOK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boathooksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOATHOOK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOATHOOK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOATHOOK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOATHOOK mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A long pole with a metal hook and spike at one end, used on a boat to fend off, pull in or catch hold of things.
Crew members keep a boathook near the bow for grabbing a mooring line or pushing the hull away from a dock. It also helps retrieve items that fall overboard. Its reach makes up for the fact that the boat itself cannot be stretched.
How BOATHOOK is used
Boathook is standard equipment language among sailors and boaters.
- She caught the buoy with a boathook.
- The skipper used a boathook to push off from the quay.
- A boathook lay along the deck beside the coiled rope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOATHOOK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOATHOOK
1 longer words begin with BOATHOOK.
Shorter words from the letters in BOATHOOK
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Common questions about BOATHOOK
- Is BOATHOOK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOATHOOK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOATHOOK worth?
- BOATHOOK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOATHOOK mean?
- A long pole with a metal hook and spike at one end, used on a boat to fend off, pull in or catch hold of things.
- What letters can be added to BOATHOOK?
- BOATHOOK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOATHOOK:
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