BOODY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 11 points
Yes for Scrabble. BOODY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept BOODY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOODY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOODY
No single letter turns BOODY into another word.
How BOODY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOODY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 168,053.
What does BOODY mean in Scrabble?
verb
dialectinformal
To sulk or mope, especially as a child refusing to speak or join in.
Boody describes the small, stubborn kind of sulking a child does after being told no, sitting apart and refusing to answer anyone. The word survives mainly in regional British speech and in family talk about a moody youngster, rather than in formal writing. It is not related to the noun booty, despite the similar spelling.
How BOODY is used
Used informally, mostly in British dialect speech about children who sulk.
- The boy went off to boody in his room after losing the game.
- She would boody for an hour over the smallest scolding.
- Stop boodying and come and eat your dinner.
- He went off to boody in the corner rather than admit he was wrong.
- Their daughter began to boody the moment the trip was cancelled.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOODY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOODY
1 longer words begin with BOODY.
Shorter words from the letters in BOODY
Common questions about BOODY
- Is BOODY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOODY is not in it.
- How many points is BOODY worth?
- BOODY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOODY mean?
- To sulk or mope, especially as a child refusing to speak or join in.
- What letters can be added to BOODY?
- No single letter can be added to BOODY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOODY:
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