BOSSY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BOSSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOSSY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOSSY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOSSY
No single letter turns BOSSY into another word.
How BOSSY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOSSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What stands out about BOSSY
- The letters of BOSSY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BOSSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Fond of giving other people orders in a domineering or overbearing way.
A bossy person tells others what to do more than the situation calls for, often without being asked and without much regard for how the instructions land, whether at work, at school, or among friends. Children learn the word early, usually aimed at a sibling or classmate who insists on running every game, and bossy keeps that slightly childish sting even when applied to adults. The word carries clear disapproval, unlike a neutral term such as "assertive" or "commanding", so calling someone bossy is rarely meant as a compliment.
How BOSSY is used
Informal and mildly critical; common in everyday speech about workplaces, families, and children's play.
- Her older brother was always bossy during family games.
- He hated how bossy the new supervisor sounded on the first day.
- The teacher gently corrected the bossy child in the group project.
- She admitted her tone had come across as bossy in the email.
- Nobody wanted to work with such a bossy team leader.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOSSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOSSY
1 longer words begin with BOSSY.
Shorter words from the letters in BOSSY
Common questions about BOSSY
- Is BOSSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOSSY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOSSY worth?
- BOSSY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOSSY mean?
- Fond of giving other people orders in a domineering or overbearing way.
- What letters can be added to BOSSY?
- No single letter can be added to BOSSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOSSY:
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