BOGUSNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BOGUSNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOGUSNESS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOGUSNESS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOGUSNESS
No single letter turns BOGUSNESS into another word.
How BOGUSNESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BOGUSNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOGUSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOGUSNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The quality of being fake, false or not genuine.
Bogusness is an informal noun used when something shows itself to be counterfeit or phoney, such as a claim or a document. It is rare, and most speakers would say that something is bogus instead.
How BOGUSNESS is used
Informal and uncommon; usually found in critical comments.
- The bogusness of the offer was obvious at once.
- Reviewers pointed out the bogusness of his credentials.
- Nobody missed the bogusness of the whole scheme.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOGUSNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOGUSNESS
1 longer words begin with BOGUSNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in BOGUSNESS
Showing 40 of 193. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about BOGUSNESS
- Is BOGUSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOGUSNESS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOGUSNESS worth?
- BOGUSNESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOGUSNESS mean?
- The quality of being fake, false or not genuine.
- What letters can be added to BOGUSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to BOGUSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BOGUSNESS:
Open BOGUSNESS in the Word Finder