Scrabble Word Finder

BOUGAINVILLEA is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points

Yes. BOUGAINVILLEA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.

b3o1u1g2a1i1n1v4i1l1l1e1a1
PlayableBOUGAINVILLEA · 13 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 26 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
26points in Words with Friends
13letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept BOUGAINVILLEA?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.46
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.23%

Our own measure of how useful BOUGAINVILLEA is to know. It scores 19 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BOUGAINVILLEA

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

bougainvilleas20

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BOUGAINVILLEA scores

Scrabble b3o1u1g2a1i1n1v4i1l1l1e1a1 19
Words with Friends b4o1u2g3a1i1n2v5i1l2l2e1a1 26

Face value of the 13 tiles in BOUGAINVILLEA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
o18
u14
g13
a29
i29
n16
v12
l24
e112

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOUGAINVILLEA has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about BOUGAINVILLEA

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with BOUGAINVILLEA

bougainvilleas20

1 longer words begin with BOUGAINVILLEA.

Shorter words from the letters in BOUGAINVILLEA

invaluable15 inviolable15 villainage14 navigable15 unlivable14 unlovable14 ingluvial13 longaeval13 vaginulae13 villanage13 bailliage12 bilingual12 beloving14 liveblog14 inviable13 unviable13 valuable13 violable13 availing12 livelong12 longeval12 vaginula12 vaginule12 vialling12 villagio12 villiago12 alluvion11 bullgine11 gainable11 globulin11 ibogaine11 labeling11 laevulin11 libeling11 vallonia11 loanable10 aiguille9 analogue9 lingulae9 ollieing9

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Common questions about BOUGAINVILLEA

Is BOUGAINVILLEA valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOUGAINVILLEA, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BOUGAINVILLEA worth?
BOUGAINVILLEA is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BOUGAINVILLEA?
BOUGAINVILLEA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BOUGAINVILLEA:

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