BOROUGH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BOROUGH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOROUGH?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOROUGH is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOROUGH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boroughsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOROUGH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOROUGH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,985 thousand.
What does BOROUGH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A town or district that forms its own unit of local administration, often with rights granted by charter.
The word covers quite different things depending on the country: a self-governing town in Britain, one of the five parts of New York City, or a county-like region in Alaska. Readers meet borough most often in news about local councils and city politics.
How BOROUGH is used
Borough is used for a place defined by its local government rather than by its size.
- The borough council voted to repair the old bridge.
- She grew up in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
- Each borough elects its own representatives.
- The small borough received its charter centuries ago.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOROUGH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOROUGH
1 longer words begin with BOROUGH.
Shorter words from the letters in BOROUGH
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Common questions about BOROUGH
- Is BOROUGH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOROUGH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOROUGH worth?
- BOROUGH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOROUGH mean?
- A town or district that forms its own unit of local administration, often with rights granted by charter.
- What letters can be added to BOROUGH?
- BOROUGH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOROUGH:
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