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Is blackboy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word blackboy is a Scrabble US word. The word blackboy is worth 21 points in Scrabble:

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Is blackboy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word blackboy is a Scrabble UK word and has 21 points:

B3L1A1C3K5B3O1Y4

Is blackboy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word blackboy is a Words With Friends word. The word blackboy is worth 24 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

BLACKBOY,

6-letter words (1 found)

BLOCKY,

5-letter words (14 found)

BALKY,BLACK,BLOCK,BOBAC,BOBAK,BOYLA,CABBY,CABOB,CLOAK,COALY,COBBY,COLBY,KABOB,LOBBY,

4-letter words (40 found)

ABLY,ACYL,ALCO,ALKO,ALKY,BABY,BACK,BALK,BLAB,BLAY,BLOB,BLOC,BOAB,BOAK,BOBA,BOCK,BOLA,CAKY,CALK,CALO,CLAY,CLOY,COAL,COBB,COKY,COLA,COLY,KAYO,KOLA,KYBO,LACK,LACY,LAKY,LOCA,LOCK,OAKY,OKAY,YACK,YOCK,YOLK,

3-letter words (35 found)

ABB,ABO,ABY,ALB,BAC,BAL,BAO,BAY,BOA,BOB,BOK,BOY,CAB,CAL,CAY,CLY,COB,COL,COY,KAB,KAY,KOA,KOB,LAB,LAC,LAY,LOB,LOY,OAK,OBA,OCA,OKA,YAK,YOB,YOK,

2-letter words (16 found)

AB,AL,AY,BA,BO,BY,KA,KO,KY,LA,LO,OB,OK,OY,YA,YO,

You can make 107 words from blackboy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of blackboy

blackboy

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Alternative forms

  • black boy

Etymology

From black +‎ boy. For sense (plant of genus Xanthorrhoea): from a supposed resemblance of the plant to an Aboriginal boy holding an upright spear.

Pronunciation

Noun

blackboy (plural blackboys)

  1. (Australia, obsolete, possibly offensive) An Aboriginal boy or servant.
    • 1898, Guy Boothby, Billy Binks—Hero, republished in Ken Gelder, Rachael Weaver, The Anthology of Colonial Australian Adventure Fiction, page 118,
      A moment later he beckoned the blackboy to his side, and when he arrived pointed to the ground. The boy gesticulated in answer, and then both pulled their horses to a standstill and waited for me to come up.
  2. (Australia, informal) Any plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, native to Australia.
    • 1966 November 8, Parliament of Western Australia, Parliamentary Debates, page 2181,
      The gum from the blackboy trees was used for the making of varnish and stain, […]
    • 1977, Royal Society of Western Australia, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, Volumes 60-61, page 5,
      As with any fire, blackboys and sedges were the first to grow, little else appearing before the first rains, which were followed by a flush of herbaceous shoots.

Synonyms

  • (Xanthorrhoea plant): balga (X. preissii), grasstree/grass tree, yakka (yacca/yacka) (South Australia)

Source: wiktionary.org