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Bonito

b 3o 1n 1i 1t 1o 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 6 letters · Less common

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

What does bonito mean?

noun

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

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

    Synonymsoceanic bonitokatsuwonus pelamis

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

Is BONITO 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 BONITO worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
b 3o 1n 1i 1t 1o 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
b 4o 1n 2i 1t 1o 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
b 4o 1n 1i 1t 1o 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
b 4o 1n 1i 1t 1o 1

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

Words from the letters in BONITO

Hooks for BONITO

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

bonitos

Words that end like BONITO

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

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All words ending in -ITO

Bonito: quick answers

Is BONITO a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BONITO is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BONITO worth?
BONITO scores 8 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does bonito mean?
As a noun, bonito means “flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BONITO?
You can make 46 shorter words from BONITO, such as BIONT, OOBIT, BINT, BITO. See the full list.