BOSTRYX is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOSTRYX is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BOSTRYX?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOSTRYX is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOSTRYX
No single letter turns BOSTRYX into another word.
How BOSTRYX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOSTRYX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What stands out about BOSTRYX
- BOSTRYX gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BOSTRYX
1 longer words begin with BOSTRYX.
Shorter words from the letters in BOSTRYX
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Common questions about BOSTRYX
- Is BOSTRYX valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOSTRYX is not in it.
- How many points is BOSTRYX worth?
- BOSTRYX is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOSTRYX?
- No single letter can be added to BOSTRYX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOSTRYX:
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