Is BONIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BONIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BONIEST mean?
Boniest is a form of BONY.
- adjective
being very thin
“a child with skinny freckled legs”
- adjective
composed of or containing bone
“osseous tissue”
- adjective
having bones especially many or prominent bones
“a bony shad fillet”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (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 BONIEST
BONIEST 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 BONIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bentos8
- betons8
- bionts8
- boites8
- sobeit8
- tobies8
- bento7
- bents7
- besot7
- beton7
- bines7
- bints7
- biont7
- bison7
- bites7
- boite7
- bones7
- ebons7
- obits7
- bens6
- bent6
- best6
- bets6
- bine6
- bins6
- bint6
- bios6
- bise6
- bite6
- bits6
- bone6
- bots6
- ebon6
- nebs6
- nibs6
- nobs6
- obes6
- obis6
- obit6
- snib6
- snob6
- stob6
- eosin5
- inset5
- neist5
- nites5
- noise5
- notes5
- onset5
- senti5
- seton5
- stein5
- steno5
- stone5
- teins5
- tines5
- tones5
- ben5
- bes5
- bet5
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