BOREEN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BOREEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOREEN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOREEN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOREEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boreensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOREEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOREEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 31,357.
What does BOREEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Irish
A narrow country lane or unpaved road, especially one found in the Irish countryside between fields or hedges.
Boreen comes from the Irish boithrin, a diminutive of bothar meaning road, so the word literally suggests a little road rather than a proper highway. Such lanes are typically just wide enough for a single cart or car, often bordered by high hedges or stone walls, and they wind between farms rather than following a straight route. Irish writers use boreen often in fiction and memoir to evoke a quiet rural setting far from any main road. The word has spread a little beyond Ireland into general English writing about the Irish countryside, but it remains firmly associated with that setting.
How BOREEN is used
Chiefly Irish English, used for rural lanes rather than paved streets or highways.
- The cottage stood at the end of a narrow boreen.
- They walked down the boreen between two stone walls.
- A boreen led from the farmhouse to the shore.
- Rain had turned the boreen into a muddy track.
- He remembered cycling that same boreen as a boy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOREEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOREEN
The 6 tiles of BOREEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BOREEN
1 longer words begin with BOREEN.
Shorter words from the letters in BOREEN
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Common questions about BOREEN
- Is BOREEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOREEN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOREEN worth?
- BOREEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOREEN mean?
- A narrow country lane or unpaved road, especially one found in the Irish countryside between fields or hedges.
- What letters can be added to BOREEN?
- BOREEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOREEN:
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