BOISTEROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BOISTEROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOISTEROUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOISTEROUS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOISTEROUS
No single letter turns BOISTEROUS into another word.
How BOISTEROUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BOISTEROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOISTEROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOISTEROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Noisy, energetic and cheerfully rowdy; also, of weather or water, wild and stormy.
A boisterous crowd laughs, shouts and jostles without meaning harm. The same word fits a rough sea or a gusty day, where the energy is that of nature instead of people.
How BOISTEROUS is used
Applies to children, parties, crowds and rough weather.
- The boisterous children raced around the garden.
- A boisterous wind tore at the flags.
- The pub was full of boisterous laughter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOISTEROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOISTEROUS
3 longer words begin with BOISTEROUS.
Shorter words from the letters in BOISTEROUS
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Common questions about BOISTEROUS
- Is BOISTEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOISTEROUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOISTEROUS worth?
- BOISTEROUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOISTEROUS mean?
- Noisy, energetic and cheerfully rowdy; also, of weather or water, wild and stormy.
- What letters can be added to BOISTEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to BOISTEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BOISTEROUS:
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