BOLIXES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOLIXES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BOLIXES?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOLIXES is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOLIXES
No single letter turns BOLIXES into another word.
How BOLIXES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOLIXES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does BOLIXES mean in Scrabble?
BOLIXES is the present-tense form of BOLIX used with he, she and it.
BOLIX(verb) — To bungle or spoil something through carelessness or confusion.
Shorter words from the letters in BOLIXES
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Common questions about BOLIXES
- Is BOLIXES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOLIXES is not in it.
- How many points is BOLIXES worth?
- BOLIXES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOLIXES?
- No single letter can be added to BOLIXES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOLIXES:
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