BOSSINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BOSSINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOSSINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOSSINESS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOSSINESS
No single letter turns BOSSINESS into another word.
How BOSSINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BOSSINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOSSINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BOSSINESS
- The letter S appears four times in BOSSINESS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BOSSINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The habit of giving orders in an overbearing, domineering way.
Bossiness is what a child shows when organising a game that nobody asked them to lead. Among adults it describes a team member who takes charge without being asked.
How BOSSINESS is used
Bossiness is a mildly critical, informal word for controlling behaviour.
- Her bossiness annoyed the rest of the group.
- The brothers argued over his constant bossiness.
- A little bossiness can help when a project needs direction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOSSINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOSSINESS
1 longer words begin with BOSSINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in BOSSINESS
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Common questions about BOSSINESS
- Is BOSSINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOSSINESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOSSINESS worth?
- BOSSINESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOSSINESS mean?
- The habit of giving orders in an overbearing, domineering way.
- What letters can be added to BOSSINESS?
- No single letter can be added to BOSSINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BOSSINESS:
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