BOTEL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BOTEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOTEL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOTEL is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOTEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
botelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOTEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOTEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What does BOTEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A hotel that caters to boat owners, typically located beside water and offering mooring facilities for guests arriving by boat.
The word botel blends boat and hotel, following the same pattern that produced motel from motor and hotel. A botel usually offers docking space alongside ordinary guest rooms, letting visitors step straight from their boat into a hotel lobby. Some botels are built as converted ships permanently moored at a wharf rather than as buildings on land. The term never became as widespread as motel, so botel remains a somewhat niche word used mainly in tourism and boating contexts.
How BOTEL is used
Rare and mostly informal, appearing in tourism writing about waterside accommodation.
- The marina advertised a botel where guests could dock overnight.
- They stayed at a botel built from a retired riverboat.
- A botel offers boaters the comfort of a hotel without leaving the water.
- The coastal town opened its first botel to attract sailing tourists.
- Reviews praised the botel for its easy mooring and clean rooms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOTEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOTEL
1 longer words begin with BOTEL.
Shorter words from the letters in BOTEL
Common questions about BOTEL
- Is BOTEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOTEL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOTEL worth?
- BOTEL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOTEL mean?
- A hotel that caters to boat owners, typically located beside water and offering mooring facilities for guests arriving by boat.
- What letters can be added to BOTEL?
- BOTEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOTEL:
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