BOO is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. BOO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOO?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOO is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOO scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in BOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,888.
What does BOO mean in Scrabble?
interjection
A shout of disapproval.
Boo does three unrelated jobs: it is a shout of disapproval, the noise made to startle somebody, and an affectionate name for a partner. The last is much the youngest and came out of American slang in the 1990s.
How BOO is used
Interjection, noun and verb: they booed.
- A boo from the back row and then silence.
- They booed the announcement and cheered the retraction.
- He said boo and she dropped the cup.
- The word boo as a term of affection is American.
- Booing at that theatre is considered a tradition.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOO
The 3 tiles of BOO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BOO
Showing 24 of 331 words that begin with BOO.
Words ending in BOO
10 words end in BOO. Useful as a back hook: play BOO onto a word already on the board.
Words with BOO inside
Showing 24 of 251 words that contain BOO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BOO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOO
Common questions about BOO
- Is BOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOO, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOO worth?
- BOO is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOO mean?
- A shout of disapproval.
- What letters can be added to BOO?
- BOO takes 9 hooks: 0 in front and 9 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of BOO:
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