BONE
/bəʉn/
4 letters · 1 syllable · noun, verb, adjective
Definition of BONE
A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of bone.
A bone of a fish; a fishbone.
To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.
To fertilize with bone.
To put whalebone into.
"to bone stays"
Of an off-white colour, like the colour of bone.
To apprehend, steal.
Examples of BONE in a Sentence
- "to bone stays"
- "Jim plays the trombone very well."
Word Details
Is BONE a Scrabble Word?
Yes, BONE is a valid word in the following dictionaries:
Tip: Short words like BONE are excellent for parallel plays and tight board positions in Scrabble.
Letter Values for BONE
Point breakdown for each letter in Scrabble and Words With Friends.
| Letter | b | o | n | e | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| WWF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Words You Can Make With the Letters in BONE
14 words from the letters in BONE
4-letter words
3-letter words
How to Use BONE in Word Games
BONE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, making it a modest-scoring word.
Short word advantage: BONE is only 4 letters, making it ideal for parallel plays where you form multiple words simultaneously by placing tiles adjacent to existing words on the board.
Looking for more words from these letters? Unscramble BONE to find 14 additional valid words.