BOUBOU is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BOUBOU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOUBOU?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOUBOU is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOUBOU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boubousChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOUBOU scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOUBOU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,096 thousand.
What does BOUBOU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long, loose, flowing robe worn in West Africa, or an African shrike with a bold two-note song.
The boubou garment is worn by both men and women in countries such as Mali and Senegal, often made of richly dyed or embroidered cloth for festivals and ceremonies. A second sense belongs to ornithology, where the name belongs to a bush shrike whose mated pair sing in tightly timed duets. Both senses come from African languages by way of French.
How BOUBOU is used
Used for clothing in West African settings, and for a bird in birdwatching writing.
- He arrived at the wedding in a blue boubou.
- The embroidered boubou swayed as she walked.
- A tailor in the market sewed each boubou by hand.
- We heard the boubou calling from the thicket.
- The bird guide lists the southern boubou as a common resident.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOUBOU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOUBOU
1 longer words begin with BOUBOU.
Shorter words from the letters in BOUBOU
Common questions about BOUBOU
- Is BOUBOU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOUBOU, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOUBOU worth?
- BOUBOU is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOUBOU mean?
- A long, loose, flowing robe worn in West Africa, or an African shrike with a bold two-note song.
- What letters can be added to BOUBOU?
- BOUBOU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOUBOU:
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