BOUNCY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BOUNCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOUNCY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOUNCY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOUNCY
No single letter turns BOUNCY into another word.
How BOUNCY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOUNCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 776,076.
What does BOUNCY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Tending to bounce, or full of lively, cheerful energy.
A bouncy ball springs back from the floor, and a bouncy mattress pushes you up again when you sit down. People can be bouncy too, in the sense of upbeat and always on the move, and hair that has plenty of spring is called bouncy as well. Music with a jaunty, skipping beat gets the same label. Across all these uses the picture is of something that rebounds readily.
How BOUNCY is used
Everyday adjective for objects, hair, music and cheerful people.
- The children loved the bouncy castle at the fair.
- Her bouncy curls shook as she laughed.
- The band played a bouncy tune that got everyone dancing.
- He walked with a bouncy step after hearing the good news.
- The bouncy new sofa was a delight for the cat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOUNCY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BOUNCY
Common questions about BOUNCY
- Is BOUNCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOUNCY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOUNCY worth?
- BOUNCY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOUNCY mean?
- Tending to bounce, or full of lively, cheerful energy.
- What letters can be added to BOUNCY?
- No single letter can be added to BOUNCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOUNCY:
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