BORDEREAU is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BORDEREAU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BORDEREAU?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORDEREAU is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORDEREAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bordereauxChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BORDEREAU scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BORDEREAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BORDEREAU has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BORDEREAU
- BORDEREAU runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BORDEREAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A detailed memorandum or list, especially one itemising documents or insured risks.
In insurance, a bordereau is the report in which an underwriter or agent lists the policies and premiums passed on to a reinsurer. The word is borrowed from French. Its plural is bordereaux.
How BORDEREAU is used
Used in insurance, finance and French-influenced legal contexts.
- The agent sent a monthly bordereau to the reinsurer.
- Each bordereau listed the policies and premiums.
- An error in the bordereau delayed payment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BORDEREAU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BORDEREAU
1 longer words begin with BORDEREAU.
Shorter words from the letters in BORDEREAU
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Common questions about BORDEREAU
- Is BORDEREAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORDEREAU, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BORDEREAU worth?
- BORDEREAU is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BORDEREAU mean?
- A detailed memorandum or list, especially one itemising documents or insured risks.
- What letters can be added to BORDEREAU?
- BORDEREAU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BORDEREAU:
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