BOMBARDON is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BOMBARDON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOMBARDON?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOMBARDON is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOMBARDON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bombardonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOMBARDON scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BOMBARDON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOMBARDON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOMBARDON mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A large brass instrument of the tuba family that plays the lowest bass notes in a band.
The bombardon is a deep, round-toned horn whose name once belonged to a different, reed-voiced instrument. Today it is mostly met in brass bands, where it anchors the harmony far below the trumpets.
How BOMBARDON is used
Used in music writing for the bass brass instrument of a band, and sometimes for an organ stop of the same name.
- The bombardon player kept the march steady with slow, heavy notes.
- Beneath the cornets, a single bombardon rumbled through the village parade.
- He swapped the trombone for a bombardon when the band needed a bass line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOMBARDON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOMBARDON
1 longer words begin with BOMBARDON.
Shorter words from the letters in BOMBARDON
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Common questions about BOMBARDON
- Is BOMBARDON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOMBARDON, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOMBARDON worth?
- BOMBARDON is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOMBARDON mean?
- A large brass instrument of the tuba family that plays the lowest bass notes in a band.
- What letters can be added to BOMBARDON?
- BOMBARDON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BOMBARDON:
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