BOUT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BOUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOUT?
| 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 BOUT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOUT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOUT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BOUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does BOUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A period of a particular activity, especially a contest, illness, or spell of intense effort.
A bout can name a boxing or wrestling contest with a clear start and finish, or more loosely any short, intense stretch of time, such as a bout of flu or a bout of hard work. The word stresses a limited period rather than an ongoing state.
How BOUT is used
Common in everyday and sports contexts; no special register.
- The boxer won the bout in the third round.
- She came down with a bad bout of the flu last week.
- After a bout of coughing, he finally caught his breath.
- The two wrestlers were evenly matched throughout the bout.
- A short bout of rain interrupted the afternoon match.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOUT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOUT
14 longer words begin with BOUT.
Words ending in BOUT
21 words end in BOUT. Useful as a back hook: play BOUT onto a word already on the board.
Words with BOUT inside
Showing 24 of 32 words that contain BOUT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BOUT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOUT
Common questions about BOUT
- Is BOUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOUT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOUT worth?
- BOUT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOUT mean?
- A period of a particular activity, especially a contest, illness, or spell of intense effort.
- What letters can be added to BOUT?
- BOUT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BOUT:
Open BOUT in the Word Finder