BOREAS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 8 points
Yes for Scrabble. BOREAS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3o1r1e1a1s1
PlayableBOREAS · 6 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
9points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 28,744odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BOREAS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.83%
Our own measure of how useful BOREAS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOREAS
No single letter turns BOREAS into another word.
How BOREAS scores
Scrabble b3o1r1e1a1s1 8
Words with Friends b4o1r1e1a1s1 9
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOREAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
Words starting with BOREAS
1 longer words begin with BOREAS.
Shorter words from the letters in BOREAS
abers7 abore7 bares7 baser7 bears7 boars7 boras7 bores7 braes7 brose7 robes7 saber7 sabre7 sober7 aeros5 arose5 soare5 aber6 arbs6 baes6 baos6 bare6 bars6 base6 bear6 boar6 boas6 boer6 bora6 bore6 bors6 brae6 bras6 bros6 obas6 obes6 orbs6 rebs6 robe6 robs6
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Common questions about BOREAS
- Is BOREAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOREAS is not in it.
- How many points is BOREAS worth?
- BOREAS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOREAS?
- No single letter can be added to BOREAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOREAS:
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