BOORISHNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BOORISHNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOORISHNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOORISHNESS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOORISHNESS
No single letter turns BOORISHNESS into another word.
How BOORISHNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BOORISHNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOORISHNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOORISHNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Rude, clumsy and insensitive behaviour of the kind expected from a boor.
Boorishness shows in loud talk at a quiet dinner, in crude jokes and in ignoring other people's feelings. The word judges manners, not rank or wealth.
How BOORISHNESS is used
Used to criticise coarse or ill-mannered conduct.
- His boorishness embarrassed everyone at the table.
- The critic complained of the boorishness of the audience.
- She tolerated his boorishness for the sake of peace.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOORISHNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOORISHNESS
1 longer words begin with BOORISHNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in BOORISHNESS
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Common questions about BOORISHNESS
- Is BOORISHNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOORISHNESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOORISHNESS worth?
- BOORISHNESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOORISHNESS mean?
- Rude, clumsy and insensitive behaviour of the kind expected from a boor.
- What letters can be added to BOORISHNESS?
- No single letter can be added to BOORISHNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BOORISHNESS:
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