BOOKIE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BOOKIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOOKIE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOOKIE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOOKIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOOKIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOOKIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 197,099.
What does BOOKIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person whose business is taking bets and paying out winnings, especially on horse races.
Bookie is the shortened everyday form of bookmaker. A bookie sets the odds, collects stakes from gamblers and pays winners, earning a profit from the gap between what is wagered and what is paid. The word can be neutral when it refers to a licensed betting shop but carries a shady edge when it suggests an illegal operation.
How BOOKIE is used
Informal; neutral for licensed betting, suspicious for illegal operations.
- He owed his bookie a large sum after the race.
- The bookie offered long odds on the outsider.
- Every Saturday she walked to the bookie on the corner to place a small bet.
- A local bookie was fined for running an unlicensed betting book.
- The bookie paid out quickly when the favourite won.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOOKIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOOKIE
3 longer words begin with BOOKIE.
Shorter words from the letters in BOOKIE
Common questions about BOOKIE
- Is BOOKIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOOKIE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOOKIE worth?
- BOOKIE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOOKIE mean?
- A person whose business is taking bets and paying out winnings, especially on horse races.
- What letters can be added to BOOKIE?
- BOOKIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOOKIE:
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