BONHOMOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BONHOMOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BONHOMOUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BONHOMOUS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BONHOMOUS
No single letter turns BONHOMOUS into another word.
How BONHOMOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BONHOMOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BONHOMOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BONHOMOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Full of easy, good-natured friendliness and warmth towards other people.
A bonhomous person is the sort who puts a room at ease with a smile and a joke. The word is more elevated than "friendly" and is seldom heard in casual speech.
How BONHOMOUS is used
Used mainly in writing to describe a cheerful, easy-going person or manner.
- The bonhomous innkeeper greeted every traveller like an old friend.
- His bonhomous laugh filled the small office.
- She admired the bonhomous way he settled the argument.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BONHOMOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BONHOMOUS
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Common questions about BONHOMOUS
- Is BONHOMOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BONHOMOUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BONHOMOUS worth?
- BONHOMOUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BONHOMOUS mean?
- Full of easy, good-natured friendliness and warmth towards other people.
- What letters can be added to BONHOMOUS?
- No single letter can be added to BONHOMOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BONHOMOUS:
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