BORAK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BORAK is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BORAK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORAK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORAK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boraksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BORAK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BORAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does BORAK mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australianinformal
Nonsense talk, or mocking banter aimed at someone.
Borak began in Australian slang for idle chatter or rubbish talk, but it is best known today in the fixed phrase poke borak at someone, meaning to tease or make fun of them. Outside that phrase the word is rarely heard on its own. It has no connection to the Malay word borak used for a kind of beer.
How BORAK is used
Chiefly Australian and informal, almost always inside the phrase poke borak at.
- His mates loved to poke borak at his terrible driving.
- She dismissed the rumour as pure borak.
- They poked borak at him for missing the easy catch.
- The old sailor talked nothing but borak after a few drinks.
- Nobody took the borak seriously; it was all in fun.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BORAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BORAK
1 longer words begin with BORAK.
Shorter words from the letters in BORAK
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Common questions about BORAK
- Is BORAK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BORAK is not in it.
- How many points is BORAK worth?
- BORAK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BORAK mean?
- Nonsense talk, or mocking banter aimed at someone.
- What letters can be added to BORAK?
- BORAK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BORAK:
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