BUXOM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BUXOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUXOM?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUXOM is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUXOM
No single letter turns BUXOM into another word.
How BUXOM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BUXOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 588,184.
What does BUXOM mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having a full, shapely figure, especially large breasts.
Buxom describes a woman's figure as plump and healthy-looking in a way that is usually meant as flattering. The word once meant simply cheerful and obliging before it narrowed to its modern sense about physical shape.
How BUXOM is used
Common but somewhat old-fashioned; used descriptively of a woman's figure.
- The painting showed a buxom woman laughing at a feast.
- He described the innkeeper's wife as buxom and cheerful.
- The costume was designed to flatter a buxom figure.
- Old ballads often praise a buxom lass.
- The actress played a buxom barmaid in the comedy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUXOM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUXOM
5 longer words begin with BUXOM.
Shorter words from the letters in BUXOM
Common questions about BUXOM
- Is BUXOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUXOM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUXOM worth?
- BUXOM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUXOM mean?
- Having a full, shapely figure, especially large breasts.
- What letters can be added to BUXOM?
- No single letter can be added to BUXOM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BUXOM:
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