BOLA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BOLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOLA?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOLA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOLA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOLA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BOLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does BOLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A throwing weapon made of two or more weighted balls joined by a cord, used to entangle the legs of an animal.
A bola is swung and released so that the cord wraps around the running legs of the target, bringing it down without a blade or a shot. It was used by South American herders and hunters to catch cattle and game across open ground.
How BOLA is used
Mainly found in descriptions of South American herding and hunting traditions.
- The gaucho spun the bola above his head before letting it fly.
- A well-thrown bola can trip a running animal in an instant.
- The museum kept an old bola made of leather cord and stone weights.
- He learned to throw a bola from his grandfather on the ranch.
- The bola wrapped tightly around the calf's legs and stopped it at once.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOLA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOLA
3 longer words begin with BOLA.
Words ending in BOLA
8 words end in BOLA. Useful as a back hook: play BOLA onto a word already on the board.
Words with BOLA inside
21 words contain BOLA in the middle. Words that start with BOLA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOLA
Common questions about BOLA
- Is BOLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOLA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOLA worth?
- BOLA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOLA mean?
- A throwing weapon made of two or more weighted balls joined by a cord, used to entangle the legs of an animal.
- What letters can be added to BOLA?
- BOLA takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BOLA:
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