BOIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOIS 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 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BOIS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOIS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOIS
No single letter turns BOIS into another word.
How BOIS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BOIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about BOIS
- The same 4 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 BOIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalNorth American
A woodsman or trader of French origin, historically found in Canada and the northern United States.
Bois comes from the French word for woods, and in old fur-trade records it named men who lived and worked in the forest, guiding canoes and trading with local peoples. The term appears mainly in historical accounts of the Canadian and northern American frontier.
How BOIS is used
Historical; found in accounts of the fur trade rather than in modern everyday speech.
- The old journal named three bois who guided the canoes upriver.
- Local records describe a settlement founded by French bois and their families.
- Without the skill of the bois, the trading post could not have survived the winter.
- Historians still study how the bois adapted to life among the northern tribes.
- The museum display explains the daily work of the bois along the river routes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOIS
The 4 tiles of BOIS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BOIS
6 longer words begin with BOIS.
Words ending in BOIS
2 words end in BOIS. Useful as a back hook: play BOIS onto a word already on the board.
Words with BOIS inside
12 words contain BOIS in the middle. Words that start with BOIS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOIS
Common questions about BOIS
- Is BOIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOIS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOIS worth?
- BOIS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOIS mean?
- A woodsman or trader of French origin, historically found in Canada and the northern United States.
- What letters can be added to BOIS?
- No single letter can be added to BOIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BOIS:
Open BOIS in the Word Finder