BOLOGNA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BOLOGNA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOLOGNA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOLOGNA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOLOGNA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bolognasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOLOGNA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOLOGNA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 441,125.
What does BOLOGNA mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A large smoked sausage of finely ground meat, usually sliced thin for sandwiches.
Bologna takes its name from the Italian city, though the American sandwich meat is a long way from the Italian original. It is a cheap lunch staple in lunchboxes, often fried in slices until the edges curl.
How BOLOGNA is used
Bologna as a food word is chiefly North American, and is pronounced "baloney".
- He made a bologna sandwich with mustard.
- Fried bologna was a family breakfast favourite.
- The deli sliced the bologna paper-thin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOLOGNA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOLOGNA
1 longer words begin with BOLOGNA.
Shorter words from the letters in BOLOGNA
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Common questions about BOLOGNA
- Is BOLOGNA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOLOGNA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOLOGNA worth?
- BOLOGNA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOLOGNA mean?
- A large smoked sausage of finely ground meat, usually sliced thin for sandwiches.
- What letters can be added to BOLOGNA?
- BOLOGNA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOLOGNA:
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