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BOREHOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points

Yes. BOREHOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.

b3o1r1e1h4o1l1e1
PlayableBOREHOLE · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept BOREHOLE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 44 / 100

44WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.63
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
6.75%

Our own measure of how useful BOREHOLE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BOREHOLE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

boreholes14

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BOREHOLE scores

Scrabble b3o1r1e1h4o1l1e1 13
Words with Friends b4o1r1e1h3o1l2e1 14

Face value of the 8 tiles in BOREHOLE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
o28
r16
e212
h12
l14

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOREHOLE has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with BOREHOLE

boreholes14

1 longer words begin with BOREHOLE.

Shorter words from the letters in BOREHOLE

bolero8 blore7 boree7 borel7 brool7 obole7 rebel7 roble7 bhel9 boho9 booh9 hebe9 herb9 hobo9 heel7 hele7 helo7 here7 herl7 hero7 hoer7 hole7 holo7 hoor7 hore7 lehr7 rohe7 beer6 bere6 blee6 boer6 bole6 bolo6 bool6 boor6 bore6 bree6 broo6 lobe6 lobo6

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Common questions about BOREHOLE

Is BOREHOLE valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOREHOLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BOREHOLE worth?
BOREHOLE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BOREHOLE?
BOREHOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOREHOLE:

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