BOYLA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BOYLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOYLA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOYLA is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOYLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boylasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOYLA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOYLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does BOYLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australianhistorical
In Australian Aboriginal tradition, a man believed to have magical powers, such as a sorcerer or witch doctor.
A boyla was credited with abilities such as healing, divination, or causing harm through supernatural means, and a community turned to him in matters ordinary knowledge could not settle. The word comes from an Australian Aboriginal language and appears mainly in older ethnographic and literary accounts of traditional belief. It names a role within the community rather than any specific individual.
How BOYLA is used
Noun, chiefly historical and regional; found mostly in older written accounts rather than everyday speech.
- The boyla was called to drive away the sickness.
- Villagers believed the boyla could see distant events.
- Early settlers wrote of the boyla with a mixture of fear and curiosity.
- The boyla performed rites before the hunting party set out.
- No decision of importance was made without consulting the boyla.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOYLA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOYLA
1 longer words begin with BOYLA.
Shorter words from the letters in BOYLA
Common questions about BOYLA
- Is BOYLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOYLA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOYLA worth?
- BOYLA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOYLA mean?
- In Australian Aboriginal tradition, a man believed to have magical powers, such as a sorcerer or witch doctor.
- What letters can be added to BOYLA?
- BOYLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOYLA:
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