BOMBARDMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BOMBARDMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOMBARDMENT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOMBARDMENT is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOMBARDMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bombardmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOMBARDMENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BOMBARDMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOMBARDMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOMBARDMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sustained attack with bombs, shells or other missiles, or a heavy and continuous flow of something such as questions or messages.
Military histories use bombardment for the long shelling that comes before an assault. In looser speech it describes any overwhelming rush, such as advertising or criticism that never lets up.
How BOMBARDMENT is used
Used for military attacks and, figuratively, for any relentless onslaught.
- The bombardment of the harbour lasted all night.
- After the announcement came a bombardment of emails from angry customers.
- Physicists study the bombardment of atoms with fast particles.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOMBARDMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOMBARDMENT
1 longer words begin with BOMBARDMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in BOMBARDMENT
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Common questions about BOMBARDMENT
- Is BOMBARDMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOMBARDMENT, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOMBARDMENT worth?
- BOMBARDMENT is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOMBARDMENT mean?
- A sustained attack with bombs, shells or other missiles, or a heavy and continuous flow of something such as questions or messages.
- What letters can be added to BOMBARDMENT?
- BOMBARDMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BOMBARDMENT:
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