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Words containing BO

Words that have the letters BO in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 3,444 playable words containing BO in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ANTIABORTIONIST. The highest-scoring is ISOCARBOXAZIDS, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing BO

BLACKBOARD20
EVERYBODY20
NEIGHBORHOOD20
TEXTBOOKS20
TEXTBOOK19
BOOKSHOPS18
BACKBONE17
BOOKSHOP17
COLLABORATION17
KEYBOARDS17
MAILBOX17
CUPBOARD16
HANDBOOK16
KEYBOARD16
NEIGHBOURS16
SYMBOLIC16
THEREABOUTS16
ABOLISHING15

Highest-scoring words containing BO

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

ISOCARBOXAZIDS33
ISOCARBOXAZID32
HYPERBOLIZING30
BAMBOOZLEMENTS30
MONOCARBOXYLIC30
SUBOPTIMIZATION30
JUKEBOXES29
BOLSHEVIZING29
HYPERBOLIZED29
BAMBOOZLEMENT29
SUBOPTIMIZING29
UNBOWDLERIZED29

2-letter words containing BO (1)

3-letter words containing BO (11)

BOA5
BOB7
BOD6
BOG6
BOO5
BOP7
BOS5
BOT5
BOW8
BOX11
BOY7

4-letter words containing BO (60)

AMBO8
BOAR6
BOAS6
BOAT6
BOBS8
BOCK11
BODE7
BODS7
BODY9
BOFF12
BOGS7
BOGY9
BOIL6
BOLA6
BOLD7
BOLE6
BOLL6
BOLO6
BOLT6
BOMB10
BOND7
BONE6
BONG7
BONK9
BONY8
BOOK9
BOOM8
BOON6
BOOR6
BOOS6
BOOT6
BOPS8
BORA6
BORE6
BORN6
BORT6
BOSH8
BOSK9
BOSS6
BOTA6
BOTH8
BOTS6
BOTT6
BOUT7
BOWL9
BOWS9
BOXY14
BOYO8
BOYS8
BOZO14
BUBO9
EBON6
GOBO7
HOBO8
KOBO9
LOBO6
OBOE6
OBOL6
SYBO8
UMBO9

5-letter words containing BO (153)

ABBOT9
ABODE8
ABORT7
ABOUT8
ABOVE11
ARBOR7
BOARD8
BOARS7
BOAST7
BOATS7
BOBBY13
BODED9
BODES8
BOGUS9
BOILS7
BOLTS7
BOMBS11
BONDS8
BONED8
BONES7
BONUS8
BOOED8
BOOKS10
BOOMS9
BOONS7
BOORS7
BOOST7
BOOTH9
BOOTS7
BOOTY9
BOOZE15
BOOZY17
BORAX13
BORED8
BORES7
BORNE7
BOSOM9
BOSSY9
BOTCH11
BOUGH11
BOUND9
BOUTS8
BOWED11
BOWEL10
BOWLS10
BOXED14
BOXER13
BOXES13
BOZOS15
EBONY9
ELBOW10
HOBOS9
JABOT15
JUMBO18
LABOR7
LIMBO9
OBOES7
OXBOW16
ROBOT7
TABOO7

The 60 most common shown, 93 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing BO (302)

ABBOTS10
ABOARD9
ABODES9
ABORTS8
ABOUND10
BABOON10
BAMBOO12
BOARDS9
BOBBED13
BOBBIN12
BOBCAT12
BODICE11
BODIES9
BODILY11
BODING10
BOGGED11
BOGGLE10
BOILED9
BOLDLY11
BOMBED13
BOMBER12
BONDED10
BOOKED12
BOOMED11
BOOTHS10
BORDER9
BORING9
BORROW11
BOSOMS10
BOTANY10
BOTHER10
BOTTLE8
BOTTOM10
BOUGHS12
BOUGHT12
BOUNCE11
BOUNDS10
BOUNTY11
BOVINE12
BOWELS11
BOWING12
BOWLED12
BOWLER11
BOXCAR16
BOXERS14
BOXING15
BOYISH12
CARBON10
COWBOY15
ELBOWS11
EMBODY13
EMBOSS10
HARBOR10
JUMBOS19
LABOUR9
NOBODY11
RIBBON10
ROBOTS8
SYMBOL12
TOMBOY12

The 60 most common shown, 242 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing BO (491)

ABOLISH11
ABORTED10
ABOUNDS11
ANYBODY14
BABOONS11
BAMBOOS13
BELABOR11
BELLBOY13
BOARDED11
BOBBING14
BOBBINS13
BOBCATS13
BOBSLED12
BODICES12
BOGGING12
BOGGLED12
BOGGLES11
BOILING10
BOMBARD14
BOMBERS13
BOMBING14
BONDING11
BONFIRE12
BOOKEND13
BOOKING13
BOOKLET12
BOOMING12
BOORISH11
BOREDOM12
BOROUGH13
BORROWS12
BOTCHED14
BOTCHES13
BOTHERS11
BOTTLES9
BOUNCED13
BOUNCES12
BOUNDED12
BOUQUET19
BOURBON12
BOVINES13
BOWLING13
BOXCARS17
BOYCOTT13
BOYHOOD14
BULBOUS13
CARIBOU12
COWBOYS16
ELBOWED13
FORBORE12
HARBOUR12
JAWBONE20
MAILBOX17
NEWBORN12
POSTBOX17
RAINBOW12
ROWBOAT12
SYMBOLS13
TOMBOYS13
VERBOSE13

The 60 most common shown, 431 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing BO (645)

ABORTING11
ABORTIVE14
ABOUNDED13
ANTIBODY13
BACKBONE17
BELABOUR13
BELLBOYS14
BOASTFUL14
BOBSLEDS13
BODYWORK19
BOGGLING13
BOMBARDS15
BOMBINGS15
BONFIRES13
BOOKCASE15
BOOKENDS14
BOOKINGS14
BOOKLETS13
BOOKMARK18
BOOKSHOP17
BOOKWORM18
BORINGLY13
BOROUGHS14
BORROWED14
BOTCHING15
BOTHERED13
BOTTOMED13
BOUNCING14
BOUNDARY14
BOUNDING13
BOUQUETS20
BOUTIQUE20
BOYCOTTS14
BOYHOODS15
BUSYBODY18
CARIBOUS13
COOKBOOK18
CROSSBOW15
CUPBOARD16
ELBOWING14
EMBODIED14
EMBODIES13
EMBOSSED13
FOREBODE14
HANDBOOK16
JAMBOREE20
JAWBONED22
JAWBONES21
KEYBOARD16
LOBOTOMY14
NEIGHBOR13
OVERBORE14
PASSBOOK15
SABOTAGE11
SOMEBODY15
SYMBOLIC16
TEXTBOOK19
VAGABOND16
WISHBONE15
WORKBOOK19

The 60 most common shown, 585 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing BO (561)

ABOLISHED14
ABOLISHES13
ABOLITION11
ABOUNDING14
BACKBONES18
BAMBOOZLE23
BOARDWALK18
BODYGUARD17
BOMBARDED17
BOOKCASES16
BOOKMARKS19
BOOKSHELF19
BOOKSHOPS18
BOOKSTORE14
BOOKWORMS19
BORROWING15
BOTHERING14
BOULEVARD17
BOUNTIFUL16
BOUTIQUES21
BOWLEGGED17
BOYCOTTED16
BOYFRIEND17
CARDBOARD15
CLIPBOARD16
COOKBOOKS19
CROSSBOWS16
CUPBOARDS17
DASHBOARD15
ELABORATE11
EMBODYING17
EVERYBODY20
FOREBODED16
FOREBODES15
GUIDEBOOK17
HANDBOOKS17
HARBOURED15
HYPERBOLE17
JAMBOREES21
JAWBONING23
KEYBOARDS17
MAILBOXES19
MATCHBOOK20
METABOLIC15
NEIGHBORS14
NEIGHBOUR15
OVERBOARD16
OVERBORNE15
PASSBOOKS16
SCHOOLBOY17
SCRAPBOOK18
SURFBOARD16
SYMBOLISE15
SYMBOLISM17
SYMBOLIZE23
TEXTBOOKS20
VAGABONDS17
VERBOSITY17
WISHBONES16
WORKBOOKS20

The 60 most common shown, 501 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing BO (434)

ABOLISHING15
ABOMINABLE16
ABOVEBOARD19
BAMBOOZLED25
BAMBOOZLES24
BELABORING15
BELABOURED16
BILLBOARDS15
BLACKBOARD20
BOARDWALKS19
BOASTFULLY18
BOBSLEDDED17
BODYGUARDS18
BOMBARDING18
BOOKKEEPER20
BOOMERANGS15
BOOTLEGGED15
BORDERLINE13
BOTHERSOME16
BOTTLENECK17
BOULEVARDS18
BOUNDARIES14
BOYCOTTING17
BOYFRIENDS18
BUSYBODIES18
CHATTERBOX22
CLIPBOARDS17
DASHBOARDS16
DIABOLICAL15
EMBODIMENT17
FLAMBOYANT19
FOREBODING17
GUIDEBOOKS18
HARBOURING16
HEREABOUTS15
HOUSEBOATS15
KEYBOARDED19
LABORATORY14
MATCHBOOKS21
METABOLISM16
NEIGHBORED16
NEIGHBORLY17
NEIGHBOURS16
POCKETBOOK22
REBOUNDING15
ROUNDABOUT15
SCHOOLBOYS18
SCRAPBOOKS19
SKATEBOARD16
SOMEBODIES15
SPEEDBOATS15
SPELLBOUND16
STUBBORNER15
SURFBOARDS17
SYMBOLISED17
SYMBOLISES16
SYMBOLIZED25
SYMBOLIZES24
TAMBOURINE15
VAGABONDED19

The 60 most common shown, 374 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing BO (323)

ABOMINATION15
BAMBOOZLING26
BELABOURING17
BLACKBOARDS21
BOBSLEDDING18
BOMBARDMENT20
BOOKKEEPERS21
BOOKKEEPING22
BOOKMOBILES20
BOOKSHELVES22
BOOMERANGED17
BOOTLEGGING16
BORDERLINES14
BOTTLENECKS18
BOUNTIFULLY20
BOURGEOISIE15
BOWDLERIZED26
BOWDLERIZES25
BOYSENBERRY19
CHALKBOARDS21
CLAPBOARDED19
COLLABORATE15
COLLARBONES15
CORROBORATE15
ELABORATELY15
ELABORATING14
ELABORATION13
FIREBOMBING21
FLAMBOYANCE22
FOREBODINGS18
HYDROCARBON20
KEYBOARDING20
LABORIOUSLY16
METABOLISMS17
METABOLIZED24
METABOLIZES23
NEIGHBORING17
NEIGHBOURED18
OVERBOOKING21
POCKETBOOKS23
ROUNDABOUTS16
SCHOOLBOOKS20
SHADOWBOXED26
SHADOWBOXES25
SKATEBOARDS17
SPRINGBOARD17
STRONGBOXES20
STUBBORNEST16
SUBORDINATE15
SURFBOARDED19
SWITCHBOARD21
SYMBOLISING18
SYMBOLIZING26
TAMBOURINES16
THEREABOUTS16
THUNDERBOLT17
TINDERBOXES20
TOBOGGANING16
VAGABONDING20
WHEREABOUTS19

The 60 most common shown, 263 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing BO (210)

ABOLITIONIST14
ABOMINATIONS16
ANTIABORTION14
BOASTFULNESS18
BODYBUILDING22
BODYCHECKING27
BOISTEROUSLY17
BOLSHEVIZING29
BOMBARDMENTS21
BOOMERANGING18
BOONDOGGLING18
BOWDLERISING19
BOWDLERIZERS26
BOWDLERIZING27
CARBOHYDRATE21
CARBOXYLATED25
CATABOLIZING25
CHATTERBOXES24
CHECKERBOARD24
CLAPBOARDING20
COLLABORATED17
COLLABORATES16
COLLABORATOR16
CORROBORATED17
CORROBORATES16
DECARBONIZED26
DECARBONIZER25
DECARBONIZES25
DIABOLICALLY19
DICARBOXYLIC27
DISEMBODYING21
DISEMBOWELED21
ELABORATIONS14
FINGERBOARDS19
FLAMBOYANTLY23
FLUOROCARBON20
HYDROCARBONS21
HYPERBOLIZED29
HYPERBOLIZES28
LABORATORIES14
METABOLIZING25
MORTARBOARDS17
MOTHERBOARDS19
NEIGHBORHOOD20
NEIGHBOURING19
PLASTERBOARD17
SHADOWBOXING27
SHUFFLEBOARD24
SKATEBOARDER18
SNOWBOARDING19
SPRINGBOARDS18
STUBBORNNESS17
SUBOPTIMIZED28
SUBOPTIMIZES27
SUBORDINATED17
SUBORDINATES16
SURFBOARDING20
SWITCHBOARDS22
SYMBOLICALLY22
THUNDERBOLTS18

The 60 most common shown, 150 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

3,444 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (2.1%) are containing BO. Most of them, 645, have 8 letters. 1,252 start with BO, 31 end with it and 2,162 have it only in the middle.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing BO?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 3,444 words containing BO, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing BO?

ISOCARBOXAZIDS, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: ISOCARBOXAZID (32), HYPERBOLIZING (30) and BAMBOOZLEMENTS (30).

What are the most common words containing BO?

BLACKBOARD, EVERYBODY, NEIGHBORHOOD, TEXTBOOKS, TEXTBOOK and BOOKSHOPS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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