BONEMEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BONEMEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BONEMEAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BONEMEAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BONEMEAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bonemealsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BONEMEAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BONEMEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BONEMEAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BONEMEAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A powder made from crushed animal bones, used as a fertiliser or feed supplement.
Gardeners mix bonemeal into the soil when planting bulbs or roses, because it releases phosphorus slowly. It can also be added to animal feed, though its use has been restricted in some places.
How BONEMEAL is used
Bonemeal is uncountable and is also written as bone meal.
- She sprinkled bonemeal into the hole before planting the tulips.
- A bag of bonemeal sat on the shed shelf.
- Organic growers often prefer bonemeal to chemical feeds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BONEMEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BONEMEAL
1 longer words begin with BONEMEAL.
Shorter words from the letters in BONEMEAL
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Common questions about BONEMEAL
- Is BONEMEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BONEMEAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BONEMEAL worth?
- BONEMEAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BONEMEAL mean?
- A powder made from crushed animal bones, used as a fertiliser or feed supplement.
- What letters can be added to BONEMEAL?
- BONEMEAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BONEMEAL:
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