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Is BONE a Scrabble Word?

Yes, BONE is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun, a verb and an adjective, most often meaning “rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates”.

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Is BONE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BONE is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: EBON.

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Letters
4
Scrabble
6 pts
Words With Friends
8 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
100th percentile

BONE meaning and definition

BONE has 4 common senses and works as a noun, a verb and an adjective. The most common meaning is listed first.

BONE as a noun

  1. Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates.
  2. The porous calcified substance from which bones are made.

BONE as a verb

  1. Study intensively, as before an exam.

BONE as an adjective

  1. Consisting of or made up of bone.

BONE Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

BONE scores 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is B, worth 3 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
B34
O11
N12
E11
Total68

BONE on premium squares

On a double word square BONE scores 12 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 18. Putting B on a triple letter square instead adds 6 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of BONE

1 word uses exactly the same 4 letters as BONE. See all anagrams of BONE.

  • ebon6

Unscramble BONE: 15 words from its letters

The letters B, O, N, E make 15 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first.

Words like BONE

One-letter changes to BONE, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in BONE

  • bond7
  • tone4
  • bore6
  • none4
  • zone13
  • cone6
  • hone7
  • gone5
  • lone4
  • bony9
  • done5
  • bole6
  • bong7
  • bonk10
  • bode7
  • bane6
  • bine6
  • pone6

Add one letter to BONE

  • boned8
  • boney10
  • bonce9
  • boner7
  • bones7
  • bonie7
  • bonne7
  • bonze16
  • borne7
  • bowne10

Remove one letter from BONE

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BONE word facts

BONE is a 4-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 2 vowels (O and E) and 2 consonants. It starts with B and ends with E. By corpus frequency, BONE is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters B, O, N, E on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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BONE Scrabble word FAQ

Is BONE a Scrabble word?

Yes. BONE is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does BONE mean?

BONE is used as a noun, a verb and an adjective. Its most common meaning is “rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates”.

How many points is BONE worth in Scrabble?

BONE is worth 6 points in Scrabble: B (3) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1). On a double word square it scores 12, and on a triple word square 18.

How many points is BONE in Words With Friends?

BONE is worth 8 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of BONE?

BONE has 1 anagram: EBON. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in BONE?

You can make 15 shorter words from the letters in BONE, including BE, ONE, NO and ON.

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