BORA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BORA 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 BORA?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BORA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BORA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does BORA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A violent, cold wind that blows from the mountains down toward the eastern Adriatic coast.
A bora forms when cold mountain air drops suddenly toward the warmer coast, arriving in strong, gusty bursts rather than a steady breeze. It can disrupt shipping and daily life along the Adriatic.
How BORA is used
Technical; used in weather and geography writing about the Adriatic region.
- The bora tore roof tiles loose along the coast.
- Sailors delayed their crossing until the bora died down.
- A sudden bora can drop the temperature within minutes.
- The town built walls to shelter streets from the bora.
- Local forecasts warned of a strong bora overnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BORA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BORA
The 4 tiles of BORA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BORA
24 longer words begin with BORA.
Words ending in BORA
3 words end in BORA. Useful as a back hook: play BORA onto a word already on the board.
Words with BORA inside
Showing 24 of 75 words that contain BORA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BORA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BORA
Common questions about BORA
- Is BORA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BORA worth?
- BORA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BORA mean?
- A violent, cold wind that blows from the mountains down toward the eastern Adriatic coast.
- What letters can be added to BORA?
- BORA takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BORA:
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