BONITO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BONITO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BONITO?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BONITO is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BONITO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bonitosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BONITO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BONITO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,700.
What does BONITO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fast-swimming, tuna-like saltwater fish valued as both a food fish and a game fish, known for the dark stripes along its back.
Bonito belong to the same family as tuna and mackerel, and their firm, oily flesh makes them popular both on the dinner table and as a target for sport anglers who prize their speed and fighting strength. Several related species around the world carry the name bonito, all sharing the characteristic dark oblique stripes running along the upper side of the body. In Japanese cooking, dried and smoked bonito is shaved into flakes called katsuobushi, a key ingredient in the broth known as dashi. The name bonito is also spelled bonita in some sources, though bonito is by far the more widely used form in English.
How BONITO is used
Common in fishing and cooking contexts, especially in discussions of Japanese cuisine and sport fishing.
- The chef shaved dried bonito over the rice for extra flavour.
- Anglers off the coast reported a strong run of bonito this week.
- A bonito can be told from a true tuna by its dark, oblique stripes.
- The market sold fresh bonito alongside mackerel and sardines.
- Bonito flakes gave the soup its deep, smoky broth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BONITO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BONITO
2 longer words begin with BONITO.
Shorter words from the letters in BONITO
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Common questions about BONITO
- Is BONITO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BONITO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BONITO worth?
- BONITO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BONITO mean?
- A fast-swimming, tuna-like saltwater fish valued as both a food fish and a game fish, known for the dark stripes along its back.
- What letters can be added to BONITO?
- BONITO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BONITO:
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