BONEBLACK is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 19 points
Yes for Scrabble. BONEBLACK 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.
b3o1n1e1b3l1a1c3k5
PlayableBONEBLACK · 9 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BONEBLACK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| 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: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.11
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.11%
Our own measure of how useful BONEBLACK is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BONEBLACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boneblacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BONEBLACK scores
Scrabble b3o1n1e1b3l1a1c3k5 19
Words with Friends b4o1n2e1b4l2a1c4k5 24
Face value of the 9 tiles in BONEBLACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BONEBLACK has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BONEBLACK
1 longer words begin with BONEBLACK.
Shorter words from the letters in BONEBLACK
backbone18 becloak15 blacken15 knobble15 beckon14 cankle12 cobble12 enlock12 nocake12 beacon10 blanco10 nobble10 black13 block13 bobak13 kabob13 kebab13 kebob13 aleck11 baken11 blank11 bleak11 bloke11 bobac11 cabob11 clank11 cloak11 cloke11 clonk11 ebank11 koban11 ankle9 babel9 bacne9 bacon9 banco9 bonce9 cable9 coble9 nabob9
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Common questions about BONEBLACK
- Is BONEBLACK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BONEBLACK is not in it.
- How many points is BONEBLACK worth?
- BONEBLACK is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BONEBLACK?
- BONEBLACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BONEBLACK:
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