BOUGIE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BOUGIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOUGIE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOUGIE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOUGIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bougiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOUGIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOUGIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does BOUGIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thin flexible rod that a doctor passes into a body channel to widen or examine it, or, in French, a wax candle.
The French word for candle gave English the medical bougie, so named because early versions were slim waxed tubes. Surgeons guide one gently through the throat, the gullet or another narrow passage to measure it or stretch it. Drivers of French cars also know the word as the name for a spark plug. In recent slang the spelling has been borrowed as an adjective meaning showy or pretending to wealth.
How BOUGIE is used
Medical term in English; also appears in French loan phrases.
- The surgeon passed a bougie through the narrowed passage.
- A softer bougie was used for the child.
- The nurse sterilized the bougie before the procedure.
- Each bougie in the set was a different thickness.
- The hotel lit a single bougie on every table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOUGIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOUGIE
1 longer words begin with BOUGIE.
Shorter words from the letters in BOUGIE
Common questions about BOUGIE
- Is BOUGIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOUGIE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOUGIE worth?
- BOUGIE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOUGIE mean?
- A thin flexible rod that a doctor passes into a body channel to widen or examine it, or, in French, a wax candle.
- What letters can be added to BOUGIE?
- BOUGIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOUGIE:
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