BORE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BORE 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 BORE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BORE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What stands out about BORE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BORE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a hole in something with a tool or by digging.
To bore is to cut or drill straight through a material, producing a round hole. A machine may bore through rock, or a worker may bore a hole in wood for a screw.
How BORE is used
Common in everyday and technical descriptions of drilling and digging.
- The crew used a large drill to bore through the rock.
- He had to bore a hole for the new door handle.
- Insects can bore into the trunk of a weak tree.
- Engineers plan to bore a tunnel under the river.
- The carpenter marked where to bore before drilling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BORE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BORE
The 4 tiles of BORE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BORE
23 longer words begin with BORE.
Words ending in BORE
13 words end in BORE. Useful as a back hook: play BORE onto a word already on the board.
Words with BORE inside
Showing 24 of 63 words that contain BORE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BORE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BORE
Common questions about BORE
- Is BORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BORE worth?
- BORE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BORE mean?
- To make a hole in something with a tool or by digging.
- What letters can be added to BORE?
- BORE takes 7 hooks: 2 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BORE:
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