TOMBOYISH is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. TOMBOYISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOMBOYISH?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOMBOYISH is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOMBOYISH
No single letter turns TOMBOYISH into another word.
How TOMBOYISH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TOMBOYISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TOMBOYISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TOMBOYISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Behaving or looking in an energetic, boyish way, said of a girl or woman.
Tomboyish describes a taste for rough games, climbing and sport, or short hair and practical clothes. The word is based on an old stereotype, so many people now find it dated.
How TOMBOYISH is used
Informal and somewhat old-fashioned; used affectionately or neutrally about girls.
- She was a tomboyish child who loved climbing trees.
- Her tomboyish haircut suited her lively manner.
- The film stars a tomboyish heroine who beats the boys at football.
- He remembered his tomboyish cousin racing him down the hill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOMBOYISH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOMBOYISH
3 longer words begin with TOMBOYISH.
Shorter words from the letters in TOMBOYISH
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Common questions about TOMBOYISH
- Is TOMBOYISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOMBOYISH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOMBOYISH worth?
- TOMBOYISH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOMBOYISH mean?
- Behaving or looking in an energetic, boyish way, said of a girl or woman.
- What letters can be added to TOMBOYISH?
- No single letter can be added to TOMBOYISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TOMBOYISH:
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