BOLIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BOLIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOLIDE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOLIDE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOLIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bolidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOLIDE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOLIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,115.
What does BOLIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An exceptionally bright meteor that streaks across the sky and often explodes before reaching the ground.
Astronomers use bolide for a fireball bright enough to outshine the planets, sometimes ending in a loud airburst heard far away. The word came into English from French and goes back to a Greek term for something thrown, like a missile. Jules Verne used it in his lunar novel for an object that swerved the travellers off their path. Today the word is common in reports about space rocks entering the atmosphere.
How BOLIDE is used
Mostly used in astronomy and news reports about fireballs.
- A bolide lit up the night sky over the valley.
- Witnesses heard a loud boom after the bolide vanished.
- Scientists tracked the bolide with cameras on several mountains.
- The bolide broke apart some twenty miles above the ground.
- Satellites recorded the energy released by the bolide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOLIDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOLIDE
The 6 tiles of BOLIDE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BOLIDE
1 longer words begin with BOLIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in BOLIDE
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Common questions about BOLIDE
- Is BOLIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOLIDE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOLIDE worth?
- BOLIDE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOLIDE mean?
- An exceptionally bright meteor that streaks across the sky and often explodes before reaching the ground.
- What letters can be added to BOLIDE?
- BOLIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOLIDE:
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