Is BOLETUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOLETUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOLETUS mean?
- noun
type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + T (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BOLETUS
BOLETUS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BOLETUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blouse8
- bluest8
- bluets8
- botels8
- boules8
- boults8
- bustle8
- buteos8
- butles8
- obelus8
- obtuse8
- sublet8
- sublot8
- subtle8
- belts7
- besot7
- blest7
- blets7
- blots7
- blues7
- bluet7
- boles7
- bolts7
- bolus7
- botel7
- boule7
- boult7
- bouse7
- bouts7
- buteo7
- butes7
- butle7
- lobes7
- lubes7
- tsubo7
- tubes7
- solute6
- tousle6
- bels6
- belt6
- best6
- bets6
- blet6
- blot6
- blue6
- bole6
- bolt6
- bots6
- bout6
- bust6
- bute6
- buts6
- lobe6
- lobs6
- lube6
- obes6
- slob6
- slub6
- stob6
- stub6
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