BOOMTOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BOOMTOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOOMTOWN?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOOMTOWN is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOOMTOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boomtownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOOMTOWN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOOMTOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOOMTOWN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOOMTOWN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A town that grows rapidly and prospers because of a sudden economic boom.
A gold strike or an oil discovery can turn a sleepy settlement into a boomtown within months, with new shops, crowded streets and soaring rents. Many fade just as fast when the money runs out.
How BOOMTOWN is used
Used in history and economics, often about mining or oil towns.
- The gold rush turned the hamlet into a boomtown overnight.
- Housing costs soared in the oil boomtown.
- After the mine closed, the boomtown became a ghost town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOOMTOWN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOOMTOWN
1 longer words begin with BOOMTOWN.
Shorter words from the letters in BOOMTOWN
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Common questions about BOOMTOWN
- Is BOOMTOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOOMTOWN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOOMTOWN worth?
- BOOMTOWN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOOMTOWN mean?
- A town that grows rapidly and prospers because of a sudden economic boom.
- What letters can be added to BOOMTOWN?
- BOOMTOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOOMTOWN:
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