BOLTONIA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BOLTONIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOLTONIA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOLTONIA is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOLTONIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boltoniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOLTONIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOLTONIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOLTONIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BOLTONIA
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BOLTONIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Any plant of the genus Boltonia, tall perennial herbs of North America and Asia with aster-like flower heads.
Gardeners grow boltonia for its cloud of small daisy-like flowers in late summer and autumn. It copes well with damp soil and needs little care once settled.
How BOLTONIA is used
Mostly seen in gardening and botanical writing, often as the common name of the plant.
- A drift of white boltonia brightened the back of the border in September.
- The nursery sells boltonia in both white and pale pink varieties.
- Bees crowded around the boltonia on warm afternoons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOLTONIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOLTONIA
The 8 tiles of BOLTONIA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BOLTONIA
1 longer words begin with BOLTONIA.
Shorter words from the letters in BOLTONIA
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Common questions about BOLTONIA
- Is BOLTONIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOLTONIA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOLTONIA worth?
- BOLTONIA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOLTONIA mean?
- Any plant of the genus Boltonia, tall perennial herbs of North America and Asia with aster-like flower heads.
- What letters can be added to BOLTONIA?
- BOLTONIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOLTONIA:
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