BOUGHTEN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BOUGHTEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOUGHTEN?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOUGHTEN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOUGHTEN
No single letter turns BOUGHTEN into another word.
How BOUGHTEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOUGHTEN, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOUGHTEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BOUGHTEN
- All 8 letters of BOUGHTEN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BOUGHTEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
dialect
Bought from a shop rather than made at home.
Boughten has a rural, old-fashioned ring and often appears when someone compares shop goods with home cooking. It was once a mark of something a little special or luxurious.
How BOUGHTEN is used
Dialect and regional, especially in American country speech.
- Grandma never served boughten bread.
- He wore a boughten suit to the wedding.
- The children thought a boughten cake was a real treat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOUGHTEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BOUGHTEN
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Common questions about BOUGHTEN
- Is BOUGHTEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOUGHTEN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOUGHTEN worth?
- BOUGHTEN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOUGHTEN mean?
- Bought from a shop rather than made at home.
- What letters can be added to BOUGHTEN?
- No single letter can be added to BOUGHTEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOUGHTEN:
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