BONACI is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BONACI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BONACI?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BONACI is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BONACI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bonacisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BONACI scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BONACI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does BONACI mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large edible fish of the grouper family found in warm western Atlantic waters.
Fishermen and cooks in the Caribbean and along the Gulf coast prize the bonaci for its firm white flesh. The name is also tied to the species name of the black grouper in older scientific writing. It is a useful Scrabble word because it is made of common letters and ends in a vowel.
How BONACI is used
A regional and technical fish name, seen in fishing and seafood contexts.
- The bonaci lay hidden under a ledge of coral.
- He grilled a thick fillet of bonaci for supper.
- A bonaci can grow heavy enough to test a strong line.
- The market sold bonaci beside the snapper.
- Divers sometimes spot a bonaci guarding its rocky hole.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BONACI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BONACI
1 longer words begin with BONACI.
Shorter words from the letters in BONACI
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Common questions about BONACI
- Is BONACI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BONACI, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BONACI worth?
- BONACI is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BONACI mean?
- A large edible fish of the grouper family found in warm western Atlantic waters.
- What letters can be added to BONACI?
- BONACI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BONACI:
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