BOYED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOYED is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BOYED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOYED is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOYED
No single letter turns BOYED into another word.
How BOYED scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOYED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
Words ending in BOYED
2 words end in BOYED. Useful as a back hook: play BOYED onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BOYED
Common questions about BOYED
- Is BOYED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOYED is not in it.
- How many points is BOYED worth?
- BOYED is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOYED?
- No single letter can be added to BOYED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOYED:
Open BOYED in the Word Finder