BOGEYMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BOGEYMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOGEYMAN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOGEYMAN is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOGEYMAN
No single letter turns BOGEYMAN into another word.
How BOGEYMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOGEYMAN, 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 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOGEYMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BOGEYMAN
- All 8 letters of BOGEYMAN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BOGEYMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
An imaginary evil spirit or monster invoked to frighten children into behaving.
Adults also use bogeyman for any person or idea that is widely feared, often out of proportion to the real danger. Politicians in particular like to name a bogeyman to rally support.
How BOGEYMAN is used
Bogeyman is used literally in nursery talk and figuratively for a bugbear.
- Grandma warned that the bogeyman would take anyone who stayed up late.
- The bogeyman under the bed turned out to be a pile of coats.
- For the party, the tax office was the usual bogeyman.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOGEYMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOGEYMAN
The 8 tiles of BOGEYMAN in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BOGEYMAN
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Common questions about BOGEYMAN
- Is BOGEYMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOGEYMAN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOGEYMAN worth?
- BOGEYMAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOGEYMAN mean?
- An imaginary evil spirit or monster invoked to frighten children into behaving.
- What letters can be added to BOGEYMAN?
- No single letter can be added to BOGEYMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOGEYMAN:
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