BOOAY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOOAY 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 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BOOAY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOOAY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOOAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
booaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOOAY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOOAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 74,690.
What stands out about BOOAY
- BOOAY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BOOAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
New Zealandinformal
A remote or out-of-the-way rural district.
The booay is New Zealand slang for the back of beyond, the sort of farm or settlement so far off the main road that getting there counts as an event. It is said with mild exasperation or affection rather than contempt, usually about somewhere the speaker has actually been.
How BOOAY is used
Informal and chiefly New Zealand; almost always with the, as in out in the booay.
- They live right out in the booay, an hour past the last shop.
- Nobody delivers to the booay after dark.
- He grew up in the booay and still prefers it to the city.
- The booay had one telephone box and no mobile signal.
- Getting to the booay meant three gates and a river crossing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOOAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOOAY
1 longer words begin with BOOAY.
Shorter words from the letters in BOOAY
Common questions about BOOAY
- Is BOOAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOOAY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOOAY worth?
- BOOAY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOOAY mean?
- A remote or out-of-the-way rural district.
- What letters can be added to BOOAY?
- BOOAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOOAY:
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