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Boning

b 3o 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 6 letters · Common · present participle of bone

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does boning mean?

verb

  1. study intensively, as before an exam

    “I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam”

    Synonymscramgrind awaydrumbone upswot

  2. remove the bones from

    “bone the turkey before roasting it”

    Synonymsdebone

Definitions shown for bone, the base form of boning.

Is BONING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BONING worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
b 3o 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

13 pts
b 4o 1n 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

11 pts
b 4o 1n 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
b 4o 1n 1i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BONING

Hooks for BONING

Add one letter to the front or back of BONING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like BONING

Common words that share the ending -ONING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -ONING

Boning: quick answers

Is BONING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BONING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BONING worth?
BONING scores 9 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does boning mean?
boning is the present participle of bone, which means “study intensively, as before an exam”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BONING?
You can make 37 shorter words from BONING, such as BINGO, BOING, BING, BIOG. See the full list.