BUBO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BUBO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUBO?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUBO is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUBO
No single letter turns BUBO into another word.
How BUBO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BUBO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What does BUBO mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A swollen inflamed lymph node.
Bubo is Greek for the groin, where such swellings most often appear, and one form of plague is named directly after it. The plural takes an e before the ending.
How BUBO is used
Countable; the plural is buboes.
- A bubo in the groin is the classic sign.
- The word bubo is Greek for the groin.
- One form of plague is named after the bubo.
- Two buboes appeared within a day of each other.
- The plural of bubo takes an extra letter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUBO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUBO
5 longer words begin with BUBO.
Words with BUBO inside
2 words contain BUBO in the middle. Words that start with BUBO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BUBO
Common questions about BUBO
- Is BUBO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUBO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUBO worth?
- BUBO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUBO mean?
- A swollen inflamed lymph node.
- What letters can be added to BUBO?
- No single letter can be added to BUBO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BUBO:
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