DESKBOUND is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DESKBOUND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESKBOUND?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESKBOUND is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESKBOUND
No single letter turns DESKBOUND into another word.
How DESKBOUND scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DESKBOUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESKBOUND has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESKBOUND
- DESKBOUND begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DESKBOUND mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Tied to an office desk by one's job rather than free to move about or work outdoors.
A deskbound worker spends most of the day sitting at a computer or a pile of paperwork. The word often carries a wistful or complaining tone, set against jobs that are active. Pilots and soldiers sometimes become deskbound after a promotion or an injury.
How DESKBOUND is used
Deskbound is used informally for sedentary office work.
- After the promotion she felt deskbound and restless.
- A deskbound job gave him little exercise.
- The deskbound officer missed the open air.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESKBOUND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DESKBOUND
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Common questions about DESKBOUND
- Is DESKBOUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESKBOUND, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESKBOUND worth?
- DESKBOUND is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESKBOUND mean?
- Tied to an office desk by one's job rather than free to move about or work outdoors.
- What letters can be added to DESKBOUND?
- No single letter can be added to DESKBOUND to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DESKBOUND:
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