BUMBOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BUMBOAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUMBOAT?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUMBOAT is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUMBOAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bumboatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUMBOAT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUMBOAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does BUMBOAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A small boat that carries goods for sale out to ships anchored in a port or off shore.
A bumboat brings fruit, bread and trinkets to sailors who cannot go ashore, working like a floating market stall. The word is tied to harbour life and to older tales of the sea.
How BUMBOAT is used
Bumboat is a nautical word for a small trading boat in a harbour.
- A bumboat pulled alongside with baskets of oranges.
- The sailors bargained with the bumboat men.
- Every morning a bumboat crossed the bay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUMBOAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUMBOAT
1 longer words begin with BUMBOAT.
Shorter words from the letters in BUMBOAT
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Common questions about BUMBOAT
- Is BUMBOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUMBOAT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUMBOAT worth?
- BUMBOAT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUMBOAT mean?
- A small boat that carries goods for sale out to ships anchored in a port or off shore.
- What letters can be added to BUMBOAT?
- BUMBOAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUMBOAT:
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