10-Letter Words Starting With BOU
- 16 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 10-Letter Words Starting With BOU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 10-Letter Words Starting With BOU 16 words
How common is BOU at the start of ten-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 16 ten-letter words that start with BOU. They average 15.7 points, the best is BOURASQUES (21 points) and 43.8% end in S.
- Total words
- 16
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.7
- out of 21 max
- Everyday words
- 13%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 43.8% of words
Most common last letters
- s 43.8%
- e 12.5%
- d 6.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
- eo12.5%
- ia6.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring ten-letter word that starts with BOU
b 3o 1u 1r 1a 1s 1q 10u 1e 1s 1
B 3 + O 1 + U 1 + R 1 + A 1 + S 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 21 points
- Double word
- 42 pts
- Triple word
- 63 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
bourasques
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many ten-letter words that start with BOU are there?
There are 16 ten-letter words that start with BOU in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring ten-letter word that starts with BOU?
BOURASQUES is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BOULLEWORK (19), BOUNTYHEDS (19), BOUNCINGLY (18).
Which rare ten-letter words that start with BOU score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BOURASQUES (21), BOULLEWORK (19), BOUNTYHEDS (19), BOUNCINGLY (18). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.