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Is BOUGAINVILLEAS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BOUGAINVILLEAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BOUGAINVILLEAS mean?

Bougainvilleas is a form of BOUGAINVILLEA.

  1. noun

    any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
27
Letters
14

B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + V (4) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 20 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 BOUGAINVILLEAS

BOUGAINVILLEAS 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 BOUGAINVILLEAS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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