BONOBO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BONOBO 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 BONOBO?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BONOBO is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BONOBO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bonobosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BONOBO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BONOBO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,548 thousand.
What does BONOBO mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A slender ape with dark skin and a black face, native only to the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Bonobos look much like chimpanzees, to which they are very closely related, but they are lighter in build and tend to walk upright more often. They live in groups led largely by females and are known for settling tensions through social contact rather than fighting. The species is endangered, and the river Congo separates its range from that of the chimpanzee.
How BONOBO is used
The standard zoological name; once called the pygmy chimpanzee.
- The bonobo reached out and took the fruit gently.
- Researchers studied how each bonobo greeted the others.
- A young bonobo swung from a branch above the path.
- Only one wild bonobo population lives south of the Congo river.
- The zoo opened a new house for its bonobo family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BONOBO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BONOBO
1 longer words begin with BONOBO.
Shorter words from the letters in BONOBO
Common questions about BONOBO
- Is BONOBO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BONOBO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BONOBO worth?
- BONOBO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BONOBO mean?
- A slender ape with dark skin and a black face, native only to the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- What letters can be added to BONOBO?
- BONOBO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BONOBO:
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