BOYCOTT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BOYCOTT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOYCOTT?
| 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 BOYCOTT is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOYCOTT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boycottsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOYCOTT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOYCOTT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,764 thousand.
What does BOYCOTT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To refuse to buy, use or take part in something as a protest.
The word comes from Captain Boycott, a land agent in Ireland who was shunned by his community. Boycotts can target a product, a company, an event or a whole country.
How BOYCOTT is used
Boycott works as both a verb and a noun, in politics and consumer activism.
- Many shoppers chose to boycott the brand.
- The team decided to boycott the opening ceremony.
- A boycott of the buses lasted for a year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOYCOTT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOYCOTT
5 longer words begin with BOYCOTT.
Shorter words from the letters in BOYCOTT
Common questions about BOYCOTT
- Is BOYCOTT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOYCOTT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOYCOTT worth?
- BOYCOTT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOYCOTT mean?
- To refuse to buy, use or take part in something as a protest.
- What letters can be added to BOYCOTT?
- BOYCOTT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOYCOTT:
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