BOYO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BOYO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOYO?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOYO is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOYO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boyosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOYO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BOYO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 35,011.
What does BOYO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A boy or man, in Welsh and Irish speech.
Boyo is used as a form of address rather than as a description, and the tone depends entirely on delivery: the same word is friendly or threatening without changing. It is chiefly Welsh.
How BOYO is used
Chiefly as a form of address. Informal.
- Now then, boyo, said the man in the doorway.
- The word boyo is a form of address and not a description.
- A boyo said warmly and a boyo said coldly are the same word.
- Two boyos in a Welsh play and one of them dangerous.
- Boyo is chiefly Welsh and partly Irish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOYO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOYO
1 longer words begin with BOYO.
Shorter words from the letters in BOYO
Common questions about BOYO
- Is BOYO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOYO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOYO worth?
- BOYO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOYO mean?
- A boy or man, in Welsh and Irish speech.
- What letters can be added to BOYO?
- BOYO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BOYO:
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