BOKES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOKES 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
b3o1k5e1s1
Depends on the list BOKES · 5 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 98,031odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BOKES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35% 2.2
Hooks 25% 0
Bingo potential 20% no
Tile availability 20% 5.4%
Our own measure of how useful BOKES is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOKES
No single letter turns BOKES into another word.
How BOKES scores
Scrabble b3o1k5e1s1 11
Words with Friends b4o1k5e1s1 12
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOKES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does BOKES mean in Scrabble?
BOKES is the present-tense form of BOKE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in BOKES
boke10 boks10 bosk10 kebs10 kobs10 okes8 skeo8 soke8 obes6 bok9 keb9 kob9 kes7 kos7 oke7 bes5 bos5 obe5 obs5 sob5 oes3 ose3 ko6 ok6 be4 bo4 ob4 es2 oe2 os2 so2
Common questions about BOKES
- Is BOKES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOKES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOKES worth?
- BOKES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOKES?
- No single letter can be added to BOKES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOKES:
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