BOYING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOYING 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BOYING?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOYING is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOYING
No single letter turns BOYING into another word.
How BOYING scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does BOYING mean in Scrabble?
BOYING is the -ing form (present participle) of BOY.
BOY(noun) — A male child, or a young man.
Shorter words from the letters in BOYING
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Common questions about BOYING
- Is BOYING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOYING is not in it.
- How many points is BOYING worth?
- BOYING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOYING?
- No single letter can be added to BOYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOYING:
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