BOULE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BOULE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOULE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOULE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOULE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boulesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOULE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,508.
What does BOULE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In ancient Greece, a council of citizens chosen to prepare business and debate proposals before they reached the wider public assembly.
The Athenian boule most famously consisted of five hundred citizens selected by lot for one-year terms, a system meant to prevent any single faction from dominating government. Members of the boule set the agenda for the assembly, oversaw finances, and handled day-to-day administration between full public meetings. Historians studying Greek democracy treat the boule as a key check that balanced popular assembly power with organized deliberation. The word boule survives today mainly in discussions of ancient political history rather than modern governance.
How BOULE is used
Encountered mainly in historical and classical scholarship about ancient Greek government.
- The boule met daily to prepare matters for the full assembly.
- Historians describe how lottery selection kept the boule from being captured by the wealthy.
- Members of the boule served for a single year before rotating out.
- The lecture compared the Athenian boule to a modern legislative committee.
- Ancient inscriptions record decisions issued jointly by the boule and the assembly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOULE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOULE
7 longer words begin with BOULE.
Words ending in BOULE
1 words end in BOULE. Useful as a back hook: play BOULE onto a word already on the board.
Words with BOULE inside
8 words contain BOULE in the middle. Words that start with BOULE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOULE
Common questions about BOULE
- Is BOULE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOULE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOULE worth?
- BOULE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOULE mean?
- In ancient Greece, a council of citizens chosen to prepare business and debate proposals before they reached the wider public assembly.
- What letters can be added to BOULE?
- BOULE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOULE:
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