BRONCO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BRONCO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRONCO?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRONCO is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRONCO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
broncosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRONCO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BRONCO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 295,648.
What does BRONCO mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A wild or only partly broken horse of the western United States, famous for bucking.
The word came into English from Spanish, where it means rough or rugged. Bronco riding is a rodeo event in which a rider tries to stay on a bucking horse for a set number of seconds. The name is also used for sports teams and for a well known sport utility vehicle, but the horse is the original sense.
How BRONCO is used
Strongly linked to the American West and rodeo; often shortened to bronc.
- The bronco kicked and twisted under the rider.
- He lasted eight seconds on the wild bronco.
- A rancher once gentled each bronco by patience alone.
- The crowd cheered as the bronco burst from the gate.
- She rode a bronco at the county rodeo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRONCO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRONCO
3 longer words begin with BRONCO.
Shorter words from the letters in BRONCO
Common questions about BRONCO
- Is BRONCO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRONCO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRONCO worth?
- BRONCO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRONCO mean?
- A wild or only partly broken horse of the western United States, famous for bucking.
- What letters can be added to BRONCO?
- BRONCO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BRONCO:
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