BOSHVARK is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BOSHVARK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOSHVARK?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOSHVARK is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOSHVARK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boshvarksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOSHVARK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOSHVARK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOSHVARK has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BOSHVARK
- All 8 letters of BOSHVARK are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BOSHVARK mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
A wild pig of southern African bush country, with a stout body and tusks.
The boshvark forages at night and hides in dense thicket by day. The word comes from Afrikaans, where it literally means bush pig.
How BOSHVARK is used
In English the word boshvark is used mostly in South African writing, and the usual form is bushpig.
- A boshvark crashed out of the thicket and ran off.
- Farmers complain that the boshvark raids their maize.
- We heard a boshvark grunting near the river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOSHVARK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOSHVARK
1 longer words begin with BOSHVARK.
Shorter words from the letters in BOSHVARK
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Common questions about BOSHVARK
- Is BOSHVARK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOSHVARK, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOSHVARK worth?
- BOSHVARK is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOSHVARK mean?
- A wild pig of southern African bush country, with a stout body and tusks.
- What letters can be added to BOSHVARK?
- BOSHVARK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOSHVARK:
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