BORIC is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BORIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BORIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORIC is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORIC
No single letter turns BORIC into another word.
How BORIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BORIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does BORIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Of, relating to, or containing boron, especially in the compound boric acid, a mild antiseptic and preservative.
Chemists use boric to describe compounds built around the element boron, much as they use sulfuric for compounds of sulfur, giving the acid a precise, systematic name rather than a common one. Boric acid itself dissolves in water to form a weak, mildly antiseptic solution, and households have long used it in low concentrations to treat minor skin irritations or clean small wounds. The same compound also appears far from medicine, as an ingredient in some insecticides, flame retardants and glass manufacturing, wherever a stable, boron-based chemical is useful. Because boric acid is toxic in larger doses, modern guidance treats even this mild, everyday chemical with more caution than older household use once did.
How BORIC is used
A technical, chemistry-related term, used almost entirely in the phrase boric acid, in medical, household and industrial contexts.
- The nurse dabbed a boric acid solution on the minor scrape.
- Boric powder was once a common ingredient in household ant traps.
- The lab labeled the bottle simply as boric acid.
- Old first-aid kits sometimes included a small tin of boric powder.
- Manufacturers use boric compounds in certain types of heat-resistant glass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BORIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BORIC
The 5 tiles of BORIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in BORIC
5 words end in BORIC. Useful as a back hook: play BORIC onto a word already on the board.
Words with BORIC inside
4 words contain BORIC in the middle. Words that start with BORIC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BORIC
Common questions about BORIC
- Is BORIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORIC, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BORIC worth?
- BORIC is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BORIC mean?
- Of, relating to, or containing boron, especially in the compound boric acid, a mild antiseptic and preservative.
- What letters can be added to BORIC?
- No single letter can be added to BORIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BORIC:
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