Words Containing BO

Q: How many words contain "BO"?

3,528 valid English words contain the sequence BO.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing BO?

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing BO?

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES — 23 letters.

There are 3,528 English words that contain the sequence BO. Range: ABBOT to YOBBOS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 points; the longest is CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES (23 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The longest entry here is CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 23 letters.

By length — 3,528 words containing BO

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7-letter(497)
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10-letter(434)
11-letter(324)
12-letter(211)
13-letter(136)
14-letter(77)
15-letter(40)

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Showing the first 600 of 3,528 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	carboxymethylcelluloses	47	53
2	carboxymethylcellulose	46	52
3	deoxyribonucleotides	36	40
4	carboxypeptidases	36	39
5	deoxyribonucleotide	35	39
6	carboxypeptidase	35	38
7	isocarboxazids	35	37
8	isocarboxazid	34	36
9	deoxyribonucleases	33	37
10	hyperbolizing	33	36

What these words mean

carboxymethylcelluloses: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
carboxymethylcellulose: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
deoxyribonucleotides: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
carboxypeptidases: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
deoxyribonucleotide: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
carboxypeptidase: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
isocarboxazids: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
isocarboxazid: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
deoxyribonucleases: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
hyperbolizing: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "BO"?

3,528 valid English words contain BO.

Best Scrabble word containing BO?

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 pts.

Longest word containing BO?

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES (23 letters).