BOONIES is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BOONIES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOONIES?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOONIES is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOONIES
No single letter turns BOONIES into another word.
How BOONIES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOONIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 110,281.
What does BOONIES mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
Remote, thinly settled country far from towns and cities.
People talk about the boonies when they mean a place that feels isolated and out of touch. The word is shortened from boondocks and is nearly always plural, usually in the phrase out in the boonies.
How BOONIES is used
Boonies is used informally in American speech.
- They live way out in the boonies.
- The nearest shop is miles away in the boonies.
- He grew up in the boonies and never saw a traffic light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOONIES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BOONIES
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Common questions about BOONIES
- Is BOONIES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOONIES, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOONIES worth?
- BOONIES is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOONIES mean?
- Remote, thinly settled country far from towns and cities.
- What letters can be added to BOONIES?
- No single letter can be added to BOONIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOONIES:
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