BONHOMIE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BONHOMIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BONHOMIE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BONHOMIE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BONHOMIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bonhomiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BONHOMIE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BONHOMIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BONHOMIE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BONHOMIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Cheerful, easy friendliness shown in the way a person treats others.
Bonhomie describes a warm and relaxed manner that puts people at ease, often in a social or hosting setting. It came into English from French and keeps a slightly old-fashioned charm.
How BONHOMIE is used
Common in descriptions of hosts, politicians and genial people.
- The host greeted every guest with easy bonhomie.
- His bonhomie made the long meeting feel shorter.
- There was a note of forced bonhomie in his voice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BONHOMIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BONHOMIE
1 longer words begin with BONHOMIE.
Shorter words from the letters in BONHOMIE
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Common questions about BONHOMIE
- Is BONHOMIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BONHOMIE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BONHOMIE worth?
- BONHOMIE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BONHOMIE mean?
- Cheerful, easy friendliness shown in the way a person treats others.
- What letters can be added to BONHOMIE?
- BONHOMIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BONHOMIE:
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