BOLL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BOLL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOLL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOLL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOLL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bollsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOLL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BOLL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does BOLL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The rounded seed capsule of a plant such as cotton or flax.
A boll forms on the plant after flowering and holds the seeds, and in cotton it also holds the fibre that is later picked and spun. Farmers watch the boll open as a sign that the crop is ready for harvest.
How BOLL is used
Used mainly in farming and botany when describing cotton or flax.
- Each boll opened to release soft white cotton fibre.
- The farmer checked whether the boll had ripened fully.
- A single plant may carry dozens of bolls by late summer.
- Pests can destroy a boll before it ever opens.
- Workers moved along the rows picking cotton from every boll.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOLL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOLL
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with BOLL.
Words with BOLL inside
11 words contain BOLL in the middle. Words that start with BOLL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOLL
Common questions about BOLL
- Is BOLL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOLL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOLL worth?
- BOLL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOLL mean?
- The rounded seed capsule of a plant such as cotton or flax.
- What letters can be added to BOLL?
- BOLL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BOLL:
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