BOOBOO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BOOBOO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOOBOO?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOOBOO is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOOBOO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOOBOO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOOBOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 4 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,029 thousand.
What stands out about BOOBOO
- The letter O appears four times in BOOBOO.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BOOBOO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A silly mistake, or in child talk a small cut or bruise.
Adults use booboo for a minor blunder that is embarrassing rather than serious, such as sending an email to the wrong person. Parents and small children use the same word for a scrape that needs a kiss and a plaster. The doubled sound is typical of playful, nursery-style words.
How BOOBOO is used
Informal and light-hearted; also written boo-boo.
- That booboo in the report was easy to fix.
- She kissed the booboo on his knee.
- Everyone makes a booboo now and then.
- The little girl showed us her booboo with pride.
- A tiny booboo in the date caused the mix-up.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOOBOO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOOBOO
3 longer words begin with BOOBOO.
Shorter words from the letters in BOOBOO
Common questions about BOOBOO
- Is BOOBOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOOBOO, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOOBOO worth?
- BOOBOO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOOBOO mean?
- A silly mistake, or in child talk a small cut or bruise.
- What letters can be added to BOOBOO?
- BOOBOO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOOBOO:
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