1. Home
  2. Scrabble Dictionary. Word Meaning and Points

Bonsai in Scrabble and Meaning

Lookup Word Points and Definitions

What does bonsai mean? Is bonsai a Scrabble word?

How many points in Scrabble is bonsai worth? bonsai how many points in Words With Friends? What does bonsai mean? Get all these answers on this page.

Scrabble® and Words with Friends® points for bonsai

See how to calculate how many points for bonsai.

Is bonsai a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bonsai is a Scrabble US word. The word bonsai is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

B3O1N1S1A1I1

Is bonsai a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bonsai is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

B3O1N1S1A1I1

Is bonsai a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word bonsai is a Words With Friends word. The word bonsai is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4O1N2S1A1I1

Our tools

Valid words made from Bonsai

Jump to...

Results

6-letter words (2 found)

BASION,BONSAI,

5-letter words (6 found)

BASIN,BASON,BISON,NABIS,OBIAS,SABIN,

4-letter words (28 found)

ABOS,AINS,ANIS,BANI,BANS,BAOS,BIAS,BINS,BIOS,BOAS,BOIS,BONA,IONS,ISBA,ISNA,NABS,NAOI,NAOS,NIBS,NOBS,OBAS,OBIA,OBIS,SAIN,SNAB,SNIB,SNOB,SOBA,

3-letter words (38 found)

ABO,ABS,AIN,AIS,ANI,ANS,BAN,BAO,BAS,BIN,BIO,BIS,BOA,BOI,BON,BOS,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,NAB,NAS,NIB,NIS,NOB,NOS,OBA,OBI,OBS,OIS,ONS,SAB,SAI,SAN,SIB,SIN,SOB,SON,

2-letter words (18 found)

AB,AI,AN,AS,BA,BI,BO,IN,IO,IS,NA,NO,OB,OI,ON,OS,SI,SO,

You can make 92 words from bonsai according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bonsai

bonsai

Etymology 1

From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai), from Middle Chinese 盆 (MC bwon, “bowl”) + 栽 (MC tsoj|dzojH, “to plant”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑnsaɪ/, /ˈbɑnzaɪ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒnsaɪ/

Noun

bonsai (countable and uncountable, plural bonsai or bonsais)

  1. (countable) A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
  2. (uncountable) The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner.

Verb

bonsai (third-person singular simple present bonsais, present participle bonsaiing, simple past and past participle bonsaied)

  1. (transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Interjection

bonsai

  1. Misspelling of banzai.

Anagrams

  • Bosnia, basion, sabino

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 盆栽.

Noun

bonsai

  1. (countable) bonsai tree
  2. (uncountable) art of bonsai

Synonyms

  • (tree): bonsaitræ

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbonsɑi̯/, [ˈbo̞ns̠ɑ̝i̯]
  • Rhymes: -onsɑi
  • Syllabification(key): bon‧sai

Noun

bonsai

  1. bonsai

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “bonsai”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese 盆栽(ぼんさい) (bonsai), from Middle Chinese 盆 (MC bwon, “bowl”) + 栽 (MC tsoj|dzojH, “to plant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔnsai̯]
  • Hyphenation: bon‧sai

Noun

bonsai (first-person possessive bonsaiku, second-person possessive bonsaimu, third-person possessive bonsainya)

  1. bonsai:
    1. A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
    2. The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner.

Alternative forms

  • bongsai

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “bonsai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

bonsai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぼんさい

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔn.saj/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnsaj
  • Syllabification: bon‧sai

Noun

bonsai n (indeclinable)

  1. bonsai

Further reading

  • bonsai in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 盆栽 (ぼんさい, bonsai).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bon‧sai

Noun

bonsai m (plural bonsais)

  1. bonsai (a miniaturised tree or plant)
  2. (uncountable) bonsai (the art of growing miniaturised trees or plants)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbonsai/ [ˈbõn.sai̯]
  • Rhymes: -onsai
  • Syllabification: bon‧sai

Noun

bonsai m (plural bonsais)

  1. bonsai

Source: wiktionary.org