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.
Which word lists accept BOREHOLE?
| 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: 44 / 100
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
boreholesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOREHOLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOREHOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOREHOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOREHOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A deep, narrow shaft drilled into the ground to reach water, oil or geological samples.
Villages without piped supplies often depend on a borehole for drinking water. Engineers also sink a borehole to study rock layers or to test for pollution.
How BOREHOLE is used
Borehole is one word in British English and is common in engineering and aid reports.
- The borehole reached water at sixty metres.
- A new borehole serves the whole village.
- Samples from the borehole revealed layers of clay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOREHOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOREHOLE
1 longer words begin with BOREHOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BOREHOLE
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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 does BOREHOLE mean?
- A deep, narrow shaft drilled into the ground to reach water, oil or geological samples.
- 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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