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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

Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6

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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