BOULDER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BOULDER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOULDER?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOULDER is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOULDER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOULDER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOULDER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 217,116.
What does BOULDER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large rock, often smoothed or rounded by weather and water.
A boulder may be dragged far from its source by a glacier and left stranded when the ice melts. Climbers also use the word as a verb, because short problem climbs on such rocks are called bouldering.
How BOULDER is used
Boulder is an everyday word for a big rock in geology, hiking and climbing.
- A huge boulder blocked the mountain path.
- The stream curved around a mossy boulder.
- Climbers spent the afternoon trying to boulder across the cliff base.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOULDER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOULDER
The 7 tiles of BOULDER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BOULDER
9 longer words begin with BOULDER.
Shorter words from the letters in BOULDER
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Common questions about BOULDER
- Is BOULDER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOULDER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOULDER worth?
- BOULDER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOULDER mean?
- A large rock, often smoothed or rounded by weather and water.
- What letters can be added to BOULDER?
- BOULDER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOULDER:
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