BOMB is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BOMB 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 BOMB?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOMB is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOMB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOMB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BOMB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 245,077.
What does BOMB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A container of explosive designed to detonate.
Bomb means a failure in Britain and a success in America, which is one of the sharpest reversals between the two varieties. The letter at the end was never pronounced in English at all.
How BOMB is used
Countable. Also a verb: bombed, bombing.
- The show bombed in London and was a bomb in New York.
- The word bomb means opposite things on two continents.
- The last letter of bomb was never pronounced.
- They bombed the bridge and missed it twice.
- A bomb in American slang is a hit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOMB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOMB
Showing 24 of 77 words that begin with BOMB.
Words ending in BOMB
6 words end in BOMB. Useful as a back hook: play BOMB onto a word already on the board.
Words with BOMB inside
23 words contain BOMB in the middle. Words that start with BOMB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOMB
Common questions about BOMB
- Is BOMB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOMB, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOMB worth?
- BOMB is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOMB mean?
- A container of explosive designed to detonate.
- What letters can be added to BOMB?
- BOMB takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BOMB:
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