BOMBO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOMBO is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BOMBO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOMBO is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOMBO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bombosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOMBO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOMBO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,344 thousand.
What does BOMBO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalAustralian
Australian slang for cheap, low-quality wine.
The term is used dismissively for rough fortified drink sold at rock-bottom prices, the kind once bought by the flagon rather than the bottle. It carries a mocking edge, marking the stuff as inferior rather than describing any particular grape or region. Older bush writing lists bombo alongside other joking names for rough plonk.
How BOMBO is used
Informal Australian slang, dated in tone and rarely used by younger speakers.
- They passed around a flagon of bombo at the back of the shed.
- Nobody at the party would admit to bringing the bombo.
- Old timers still remember buying bombo for a few coins a bottle.
- The label on the bombo promised more than the taste delivered.
- He swore off bombo after one rough night in his youth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOMBO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOMBO
5 longer words begin with BOMBO.
Shorter words from the letters in BOMBO
Common questions about BOMBO
- Is BOMBO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOMBO is not in it.
- How many points is BOMBO worth?
- BOMBO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOMBO mean?
- Australian slang for cheap, low-quality wine.
- What letters can be added to BOMBO?
- BOMBO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOMBO:
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