BORN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BORN?
| 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 BORN is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BORN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does BORN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Brought into life by birth, or having a particular quality from birth.
Born describes the moment a person or animal enters life. By extension, it also describes a natural ability or quality someone seems to have had from the start, as in a born leader.
How BORN is used
Very common in everyday speech, both for actual birth and for natural talent.
- She was born in a small mountain village.
- He is a born storyteller, according to everyone who meets him.
- The twins were born just minutes apart.
- A born athlete, she won every race at school.
- The idea was born out of years of frustration.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BORN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BORN
9 longer words begin with BORN.
Words ending in BORN
23 words end in BORN. Useful as a back hook: play BORN onto a word already on the board.
Words with BORN inside
Showing 24 of 41 words that contain BORN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BORN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BORN
Common questions about BORN
- Is BORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BORN worth?
- BORN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BORN mean?
- Brought into life by birth, or having a particular quality from birth.
- What letters can be added to BORN?
- BORN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BORN:
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