BOGEY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BOGEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOGEY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOGEY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOGEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bogeysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOGEY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOGEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does BOGEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A score of one stroke over par on a single hole in golf.
A bogey happens in golf when a player finishes a hole in one stroke more than the par set for it, so a bogey on a par-four hole means it took five strokes to complete. Commentators mention bogey constantly while scoring a round, setting it against birdie for a stroke under par. The same spelling also survives in an older, unrelated sense naming a goblin or vaguely frightening figure, the root behind the related word bogeyman. Because both meanings are still current, the word bogey usually needs its context to make clear which sense is meant.
How BOGEY is used
Chiefly a golf scoring term today; the older sense of a frightening spirit survives mainly in the related word bogeyman.
- He finished the ninth hole with a bogey after missing a short putt.
- Two birdies and a bogey left her one under par for the round.
- The commentator noted his third bogey of the front nine.
- A single bogey on the final hole cost him the tournament.
- Old stories used bogey for any shadowy figure that frightened children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOGEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOGEY
7 longer words begin with BOGEY.
Shorter words from the letters in BOGEY
Common questions about BOGEY
- Is BOGEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOGEY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOGEY worth?
- BOGEY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOGEY mean?
- A score of one stroke over par on a single hole in golf.
- What letters can be added to BOGEY?
- BOGEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOGEY:
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