BODHI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BODHI 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BODHI?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BODHI is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BODHI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bodhisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BODHI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BODHI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does BODHI mean in Scrabble?
noun
The Buddhist term for spiritual awakening, also used to name the sacred fig tree linked with it.
In Buddhist teaching, bodhi refers to the enlightenment the Buddha is said to have reached through insight and meditation. The same word names the bodhi tree, a variety of sacred fig planted at temples and shrines to mark or commemorate that awakening. English dictionaries treat bodhi as a general term for the concept and the tree rather than as the name of one particular plant.
How BODHI is used
Used in writing about Buddhism and comparative religion; neutral and descriptive rather than casual speech.
- Monks meditated beneath a bodhi tree planted outside the temple.
- The text describes bodhi as a state beyond ordinary craving and fear.
- Pilgrims travel to sit under a descendant of the original bodhi tree.
- Teachers explain bodhi as clear seeing rather than mere belief.
- Cuttings from a bodhi tree are prized by temples across several countries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BODHI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BODHI
The 5 tiles of BODHI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BODHI
3 longer words begin with BODHI.
Shorter words from the letters in BODHI
Common questions about BODHI
- Is BODHI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BODHI is not in it.
- How many points is BODHI worth?
- BODHI is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BODHI mean?
- The Buddhist term for spiritual awakening, also used to name the sacred fig tree linked with it.
- What letters can be added to BODHI?
- BODHI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BODHI:
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