BORIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BORIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BORIDE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORIDE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boridesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BORIDE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BORIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What does BORIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A compound made of boron joined to one or more metals.
Borides are extremely hard and resist heat, so industry uses them in cutting tools, armor and the linings of furnaces. Titanium and zirconium borides are well-known examples, and magnesium diboride became famous as a superconductor. The ending -ide marks a compound in which boron is the more electronegative partner.
How BORIDE is used
Chemistry and materials science term.
- The drill bit was coated with a hard boride.
- Magnesium forms a boride that conducts electricity without resistance when cold.
- The lab prepared a boride of titanium in an electric furnace.
- Every boride in the sample showed unusual hardness.
- A boride layer protects the steel from wear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BORIDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BORIDE
1 longer words begin with BORIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in BORIDE
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Common questions about BORIDE
- Is BORIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORIDE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BORIDE worth?
- BORIDE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BORIDE mean?
- A compound made of boron joined to one or more metals.
- What letters can be added to BORIDE?
- BORIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BORIDE:
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