BOOKSELLER is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BOOKSELLER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOOKSELLER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOOKSELLER is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOOKSELLER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
booksellersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOOKSELLER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BOOKSELLER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOOKSELLER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOOKSELLER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person or business that sells books, especially the owner or manager of a bookshop.
A bookseller may run a small shop, a market stall or an online store, and a good one knows what readers like. The trade has its own world of rare editions, fairs and publishers' reps. An older, rarer word for the same person is bibliopole.
How BOOKSELLER is used
An everyday word for anyone in the book trade, from shop owners to dealers in antique volumes.
- The local bookseller ordered the novel for me.
- She worked as a bookseller before becoming an editor.
- A bookseller on the quay sells secondhand paperbacks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOOKSELLER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOOKSELLER
1 longer words begin with BOOKSELLER.
Shorter words from the letters in BOOKSELLER
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Common questions about BOOKSELLER
- Is BOOKSELLER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOOKSELLER, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOOKSELLER worth?
- BOOKSELLER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOOKSELLER mean?
- A person or business that sells books, especially the owner or manager of a bookshop.
- What letters can be added to BOOKSELLER?
- BOOKSELLER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BOOKSELLER:
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