BOUKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOUKS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BOUKS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOUKS is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOUKS
No single letter turns BOUKS into another word.
How BOUKS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOUKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 294,092.
Words ending in BOUKS
2 words end in BOUKS. Useful as a back hook: play BOUKS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BOUKS
Common questions about BOUKS
- Is BOUKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOUKS is not in it.
- How many points is BOUKS worth?
- BOUKS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOUKS?
- No single letter can be added to BOUKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOUKS:
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