BODKIN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BODKIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BODKIN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BODKIN is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BODKIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bodkinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BODKIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BODKIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does BODKIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A blunt, thick needle with a large eye, used for pulling cord, tape or elastic through a hem or casing.
Anyone who has had to thread elastic through the waistband of a skirt knows the bodkin, whose blunt tip slides through fabric without piercing it. The word is old and once meant a small dagger or a long hairpin as well, so the word covers several slim pointed tools. Printers also used a pointed bodkin to pick single letters out of a block of type.
How BODKIN is used
Sewing term today; the dagger and hairpin senses appear mainly in older writing.
- She used a bodkin to thread the ribbon through the lace.
- A bodkin is easier to push through a hem than a normal needle.
- The knight carried a short bodkin at his belt.
- He lost the bodkin somewhere in the sewing basket.
- Pin the end of the cord to the bodkin before you pull it through.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BODKIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BODKIN
1 longer words begin with BODKIN.
Shorter words from the letters in BODKIN
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Common questions about BODKIN
- Is BODKIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BODKIN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BODKIN worth?
- BODKIN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BODKIN mean?
- A blunt, thick needle with a large eye, used for pulling cord, tape or elastic through a hem or casing.
- What letters can be added to BODKIN?
- BODKIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BODKIN:
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