BONINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BONINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BONINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BONINESS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BONINESS
No single letter turns BONINESS into another word.
How BONINESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BONINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BONINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BONINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The condition of being thin so that the bones show clearly beneath the skin.
A narrator may note the boniness of a hand, a shoulder or a stray cat to show hunger or age. It can also describe a fish or cut of meat that is full of small bones.
How BONINESS is used
Used in description of bodies, animals or food, usually with a mildly negative tone.
- The boniness of his wrists startled the doctor.
- Years of hardship had left a sharp boniness in her face.
- Diners complained about the boniness of the cheap fish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BONINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BONINESS
The 8 tiles of BONINESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BONINESS
1 longer words begin with BONINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in BONINESS
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Common questions about BONINESS
- Is BONINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BONINESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BONINESS worth?
- BONINESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BONINESS mean?
- The condition of being thin so that the bones show clearly beneath the skin.
- What letters can be added to BONINESS?
- No single letter can be added to BONINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BONINESS:
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