BOTA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BOTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOTA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOTA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
botasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOTA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BOTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about BOTA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BOTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A leather bottle or flask, traditionally from Spain, used for carrying and drinking wine.
A bota is shaped like a small pouch with a narrow spout, and squeezing it lets the drinker send a thin stream of wine straight into the mouth without the container touching the lips. It is traditionally made from goatskin or leather and is closely tied to Spanish and Portuguese wine culture, from village festivals to shared hikes.
How BOTA is used
Encountered mainly in writing about Spanish or Portuguese food, wine and travel.
- He passed the bota around the table so everyone could take a squirt of wine.
- The bota hung from a leather strap across the hiker's shoulder.
- She filled the bota before the long walk through the vineyards.
- Tourists at the festival lined up to buy a bota as a souvenir.
- Wine poured from the bota in a thin, arcing stream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOTA
The 4 tiles of BOTA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BOTA
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with BOTA.
Words with BOTA inside
Showing 24 of 41 words that contain BOTA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BOTA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOTA
Common questions about BOTA
- Is BOTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOTA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOTA worth?
- BOTA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOTA mean?
- A leather bottle or flask, traditionally from Spain, used for carrying and drinking wine.
- What letters can be added to BOTA?
- BOTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BOTA:
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