BUBONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BUBONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUBONIC?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUBONIC is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUBONIC
No single letter turns BUBONIC into another word.
How BUBONIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUBONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does BUBONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Of or relating to buboes, the painful swollen lymph nodes seen in certain infections.
Nearly everyone knows this word from the phrase bubonic plague, the disease behind the medieval Black Death. In medicine it names the form of plague that attacks the lymph glands.
How BUBONIC is used
Bubonic is almost always paired with plague.
- Bubonic plague swept through the port city.
- The doctor noted bubonic swelling in the groin.
- A bubonic outbreak shut the markets for months.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUBONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BUBONIC
Common questions about BUBONIC
- Is BUBONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUBONIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUBONIC worth?
- BUBONIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUBONIC mean?
- Of or relating to buboes, the painful swollen lymph nodes seen in certain infections.
- What letters can be added to BUBONIC?
- No single letter can be added to BUBONIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUBONIC:
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