BOMBYX is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 22 points
Yes for Scrabble. BOMBYX is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3o1m3b3y4x8
PlayableBOMBYX · 6 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 37,252 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BOMBYX?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%3.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%2.83%
Our own measure of how useful BOMBYX is to know. It scores 22 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOMBYX
No single letter turns BOMBYX into another word.
How BOMBYX scores
Scrabble b3o1m3b3y4x8 22
Words with Friends b4o1m4b4y3x8 24
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOMBYX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 37,252 thousand.
What stands out about BOMBYX
- BOMBYX gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- BOMBYX scores 22 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BOMBYX
1 longer words begin with BOMBYX.
Shorter words from the letters in BOMBYX
mobby14 boxy16 myxo16 moby11 bomb10 oxy13 box12 boy8 moy8 yob8 yom8 bob7 mob7 ox9 by7 my7 oy5 yo5 bo4 mo4 ob4 om4
Common questions about BOMBYX
- Is BOMBYX valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOMBYX is not in it.
- How many points is BOMBYX worth?
- BOMBYX is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOMBYX?
- No single letter can be added to BOMBYX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOMBYX:
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