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Is baboon a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word baboon is a Scrabble US word. The word baboon is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

B3A1B3O1O1N1

Is baboon a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word baboon is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

B3A1B3O1O1N1

Is baboon a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word baboon is a Words With Friends word. The word baboon is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4A1B4O1O1N2

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6-letter words (1 found)

BABOON,

5-letter words (3 found)

ABOON,BABOO,NABOB,

4-letter words (7 found)

BOAB,BOBA,BOBO,BONA,BOOB,BOON,NOOB,

3-letter words (15 found)

ABB,ABO,BAN,BAO,BOA,BOB,BON,BOO,NAB,NOB,NOO,OBA,OBO,ONO,OON,

2-letter words (9 found)

AB,AN,BA,BO,NA,NO,OB,ON,OO,

You can make 35 words from baboon according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of baboon

baboon

Alternative forms

  • babian, babion

Etymology

From Middle English babewin, baboin, from Old French babouin, from baboue (“grimace; muzzle”), of West Germanic origin, related to dialectal German Bäppe (“lips; muzzle”), Middle High German beffen (“to bark”), Middle English baffen (“to bark”). See also baff, baffle.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bəbo͞onʹ, IPA(key): /bəˈbuːn/,
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌbæˈbuːn/
  • Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

baboon (plural baboons)

  1. An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. [from 13th c.]
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) A foolish or boorish person.

Usage notes

The collective noun for baboons is troop.

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See also

  • chacma (Papio ursinus)
  • drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
  • mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
  • Appendix:English collective nouns

References


Source: wiktionary.org