BOODLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BOODLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOODLE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOODLE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOODLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOODLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOODLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 110,868.
What does BOODLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Money gained or handed around dishonestly, such as a bribe, or the whole crowd or collection of something.
In nineteenth-century America the word described money paid for political favors, and a corrupt official might be said to have grown rich on boodle. It also survives in the phrase kit and boodle, meaning the entire lot, which is related to caboodle. Its origin is probably the Dutch word for a bundle or property. It can also serve as a verb for taking or giving bribes.
How BOODLE is used
Informal and somewhat old-fashioned; seen in political writing and the phrase kit and boodle.
- The mayor was said to have grown fat on boodle.
- Police found a bag of boodle hidden under the floor.
- He sold the house and the whole kit and boodle.
- Reporters traced the boodle back to the contractor.
- The thieves argued over how to divide the boodle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOODLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOODLE
The 6 tiles of BOODLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BOODLE
4 longer words begin with BOODLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BOODLE
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Common questions about BOODLE
- Is BOODLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOODLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOODLE worth?
- BOODLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOODLE mean?
- Money gained or handed around dishonestly, such as a bribe, or the whole crowd or collection of something.
- What letters can be added to BOODLE?
- BOODLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOODLE:
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