BONIATO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BONIATO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BONIATO?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BONIATO is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BONIATO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boniatosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BONIATO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BONIATO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,028.
What does BONIATO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A variety of sweet potato with white flesh and a mild, dry taste.
The boniato is popular in Caribbean and Latin American cooking, where it is boiled, fried or mashed. It is less sugary and less moist than the orange kind sold in many shops.
How BONIATO is used
Boniato is a food word from Spanish-speaking cooking.
- She roasted boniato with garlic and lime.
- The market had piles of boniato next to the yams.
- Boniato chips are crisp and lightly sweet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BONIATO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BONIATO
1 longer words begin with BONIATO.
Shorter words from the letters in BONIATO
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Common questions about BONIATO
- Is BONIATO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BONIATO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BONIATO worth?
- BONIATO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BONIATO mean?
- A variety of sweet potato with white flesh and a mild, dry taste.
- What letters can be added to BONIATO?
- BONIATO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BONIATO:
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