BOGLE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BOGLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOGLE?
| 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 BOGLE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOGLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOGLE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOGLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does BOGLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectScots
A ghost or goblin from Scottish and northern English folklore, used to frighten children or explain strange happenings.
A bogle was traditionally blamed for unexplained noises, missing objects, or eerie feelings around old houses and lonely roads, much like a bogeyman in other traditions. Storytellers and parents once invoked the bogle to keep children from wandering too far after dark. Though the belief itself has faded, the word survives in folklore collections, place names, and dialect writing from Scotland and northern England.
How BOGLE is used
A dialect and folklore term, encountered mainly in traditional stories and regional writing rather than everyday speech.
- Children were warned that a bogle lurked near the old mill.
- The storyteller described the bogle as a shapeless, mischievous spirit.
- Local legend blamed the strange noises on a bogle.
- Old maps still mark a field once said to be haunted by a bogle.
- Grandmother told tales of the bogle to keep us close to home.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOGLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOGLE
The 5 tiles of BOGLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BOGLE
2 longer words begin with BOGLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BOGLE
Common questions about BOGLE
- Is BOGLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOGLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOGLE worth?
- BOGLE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOGLE mean?
- A ghost or goblin from Scottish and northern English folklore, used to frighten children or explain strange happenings.
- What letters can be added to BOGLE?
- BOGLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOGLE:
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