BONZA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. BONZA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BONZA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BONZA is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BONZA
No single letter turns BONZA into another word.
How BONZA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BONZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does BONZA mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Australianinformal
Excellent; first-rate.
Bonza is an Australian expression of enthusiastic approval, used the way a British or American speaker might say great or fantastic. It turns up mostly in casual speech rather than formal writing.
How BONZA is used
Informal Australian slang; rarely used outside Australia and New Zealand.
- That was a bonza meal, thanks for cooking it.
- He reckoned it was a bonza idea to camp by the river.
- What a bonza day for a swim!
- She called the concert absolutely bonza.
- They had a bonza time at the beach all weekend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BONZA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BONZA
Common questions about BONZA
- Is BONZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BONZA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BONZA worth?
- BONZA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BONZA mean?
- Excellent; first-rate.
- What letters can be added to BONZA?
- No single letter can be added to BONZA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BONZA:
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