BOMBARD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BOMBARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOMBARD?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOMBARD is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOMBARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOMBARD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOMBARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does BOMBARD mean in Scrabble?
verb
To attack a place with continuous gunfire, shells or bombs.
Beyond war, to bombard someone means to overwhelm them with questions, messages or information. Physicists also bombard a target with fast particles.
How BOMBARD is used
Bombard works in military, scientific and everyday contexts, usually with "with".
- The navy began to bombard the harbour at dawn.
- Fans bombard the singer with messages every day.
- Scientists bombard the sample with neutrons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOMBARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOMBARD
13 longer words begin with BOMBARD.
Shorter words from the letters in BOMBARD
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Common questions about BOMBARD
- Is BOMBARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOMBARD, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOMBARD worth?
- BOMBARD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOMBARD mean?
- To attack a place with continuous gunfire, shells or bombs.
- What letters can be added to BOMBARD?
- BOMBARD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOMBARD:
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