BORDELLO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BORDELLO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BORDELLO?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORDELLO is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORDELLO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bordellosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BORDELLO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BORDELLO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BORDELLO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BORDELLO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A house where people pay for sex; a brothel.
Bordello is the Italian-flavoured word, common in historical fiction and Westerns. It sounds a little less blunt than the plain English term.
How BORDELLO is used
Used in historical and literary contexts.
- The saloon sat next to a bordello.
- The novel opens in a Venetian bordello.
- The city shut down every bordello in 1917.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BORDELLO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BORDELLO
The 8 tiles of BORDELLO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BORDELLO
1 longer words begin with BORDELLO.
Shorter words from the letters in BORDELLO
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Common questions about BORDELLO
- Is BORDELLO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORDELLO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BORDELLO worth?
- BORDELLO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BORDELLO mean?
- A house where people pay for sex; a brothel.
- What letters can be added to BORDELLO?
- BORDELLO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BORDELLO:
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