BONDUC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BONDUC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BONDUC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BONDUC is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BONDUC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bonducsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BONDUC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BONDUC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 388,038.
What does BONDUC mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A prickly tropical climbing shrub of the legume family, or its hard grey seed.
The bonduc grows as a thorny vine in coastal thickets of warm regions, and its pods hold glossy, pebble-like seeds that float and travel on ocean currents. Those seeds are strung as beads and used in jewelry and rosaries. The name reached English through Arabic, and the plant is also known as the nicker tree.
How BONDUC is used
A botanical and craft term, met in books on tropical plants and beads.
- A bonduc grew tangled along the edge of the beach.
- The seed of the bonduc is hard enough to be used as a bead.
- She threaded a bonduc seed onto the cord.
- Thorns cover the stems of the bonduc.
- The washed-up bonduc had drifted across the sea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BONDUC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BONDUC
1 longer words begin with BONDUC.
Shorter words from the letters in BONDUC
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Common questions about BONDUC
- Is BONDUC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BONDUC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BONDUC worth?
- BONDUC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BONDUC mean?
- A prickly tropical climbing shrub of the legume family, or its hard grey seed.
- What letters can be added to BONDUC?
- BONDUC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BONDUC:
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