BOUGH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BOUGH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOUGH?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOUGH is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOUGH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOUGH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOUGH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does BOUGH mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
One of the large, main branches growing from the trunk of a tree.
A bough is one of the thick limbs that grow directly from a tree's trunk, larger and sturdier than a twig or a slender branch. Poets and songwriters often choose bough over the plainer word branch for its older, more musical sound, as in the traditional image of a cradle rocking on the tree top. Under enough weight, such as heavy snow or ice, a bough can crack and fall even while the rest of the tree stays sound. Orchard workers prune trees carefully so each remaining bough is strong enough to carry its share of fruit.
How BOUGH is used
Somewhat literary; branch is the everyday word, while bough turns up more in poetry, older writing and set phrases.
- Snow weighed down every bough of the old oak.
- A robin perched on the lowest bough of the apple tree.
- The storm snapped a thick bough from the elm.
- They hung the swing from a sturdy bough.
- Blossom covered each bough in early spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOUGH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOUGH
8 longer words begin with BOUGH.
Words ending in BOUGH
1 words end in BOUGH. Useful as a back hook: play BOUGH onto a word already on the board.
Words with BOUGH inside
9 words contain BOUGH in the middle. Words that start with BOUGH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOUGH
Common questions about BOUGH
- Is BOUGH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOUGH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOUGH worth?
- BOUGH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOUGH mean?
- One of the large, main branches growing from the trunk of a tree.
- What letters can be added to BOUGH?
- BOUGH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOUGH:
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