BOOR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BOOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOOR?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOOR is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOOR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOOR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BOOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,670.
What does BOOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A rude, ill-mannered person.
A boor behaves without regard for others, ignoring basic manners at the table, in conversation or in company. The word carries clear disapproval of that coarse behaviour.
How BOOR is used
Mildly formal or literary; used to criticise someone's manners.
- He acted like a boor at the dinner party.
- Only a boor would interrupt the speaker like that.
- She refused to invite such a boor again.
- The critic called the character a loud, thoughtless boor.
- Nobody wanted to sit next to the boor at the wedding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOOR
The 4 tiles of BOOR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BOOR
13 longer words begin with BOOR.
Words with BOOR inside
4 words contain BOOR in the middle. Words that start with BOOR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOOR
Common questions about BOOR
- Is BOOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOOR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOOR worth?
- BOOR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOOR mean?
- A rude, ill-mannered person.
- What letters can be added to BOOR?
- BOOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BOOR:
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