BOONDOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BOONDOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOONDOCK?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOONDOCK is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOONDOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boondocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOONDOCK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOONDOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOONDOCK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOONDOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americaninformal
A remote, thinly populated rural area, far from towns.
Boondock is the singular of the more familiar boondocks, which people use jokingly for the middle of nowhere. It implies roads that are rough, neighbours that are few and entertainment that is scarce. The word comes from a Tagalog term meaning mountain.
How BOONDOCK is used
Boondock is informal American usage, often as the plural boondocks.
- They built a cabin way out in the boondock country.
- A boondock road led to the lake.
- He grew up in a quiet boondock town with one shop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOONDOCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOONDOCK
1 longer words begin with BOONDOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in BOONDOCK
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Common questions about BOONDOCK
- Is BOONDOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOONDOCK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOONDOCK worth?
- BOONDOCK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOONDOCK mean?
- A remote, thinly populated rural area, far from towns.
- What letters can be added to BOONDOCK?
- BOONDOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOONDOCK:
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