Is BOLIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOLIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOLIDES mean?
Bolides is a form of BOLIDE.
- noun
an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 BOLIDES
BOLIDES 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 BOLIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bields9
- bodies9
- boiled9
- bolide9
- dobies9
- bides8
- bield8
- bodes8
- bolds8
- dobes8
- dobie8
- lobed8
- oldies7
- siloed7
- soiled7
- biles7
- boils7
- boles7
- lobes7
- obeli7
- beds7
- bide7
- bids7
- bled7
- bode7
- bods7
- bold7
- debs7
- dibs7
- dobe7
- deils6
- delis6
- diols6
- doles6
- eidos6
- idles6
- idols6
- isled6
- lidos6
- lodes6
- loids6
- oiled6
- oldie6
- sidle6
- slide6
- sloid6
- soldi6
- soled6
- solid6
- bels6
- bile6
- bios6
- bise6
- boil6
- bole6
- libs6
- lobe6
- lobs6
- obes6
- obis6
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