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Is BONITO a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BONITO is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BONITO mean?

  1. noun

    flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna

  2. noun

    fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna

  3. noun

    any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

8

Scrabble

10

Words With Friends

6

Letters

B (3) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + O (1) = 8 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 BONITO

Single letters that turn BONITO into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks1

Words you can make from BONITO

The 35 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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