BOI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOI is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BOI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOI is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOI scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in BOI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What stands out about BOI
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BOI mean in Scrabble?
noun
slang
A deliberate respelling of boy, used in youth and queer subcultures.
Boi is not a misspelling but a signal: the changed letter marks a use that the ordinary spelling would not carry, and in queer contexts it names a particular self-description. It reached general internet slang later, where it means little more than the word it altered.
How BOI is used
Countable. Chiefly written; the sense depends on context.
- The spelling boi is chosen and not accidental.
- A boi in that community means something specific.
- He signs off as a boi and the letter is the point.
- The word boi reached general slang after it reached queer use.
- Two bois in the same thread, meaning two different things.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOI
The 3 tiles of BOI in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BOI
Showing 24 of 46 words that begin with BOI.
Words ending in BOI
2 words end in BOI. Useful as a back hook: play BOI onto a word already on the board.
Words with BOI inside
Showing 24 of 91 words that contain BOI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BOI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOI
Common questions about BOI
- Is BOI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOI is not in it.
- How many points is BOI worth?
- BOI is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOI mean?
- A deliberate respelling of boy, used in youth and queer subcultures.
- What letters can be added to BOI?
- BOI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of BOI:
Open BOI in the Word Finder