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Is bonze a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bonze is a Scrabble US word. The word bonze is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Is bonze a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bonze is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

B3O1N1Z10E1

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Yes. The word bonze is a Words With Friends word. The word bonze is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

BONZE,

4-letter words (3 found)

BONE,EBON,ZONE,

3-letter words (9 found)

BEN,BEZ,BON,EON,NEB,NOB,OBE,ONE,ZEN,

2-letter words (10 found)

BE,BO,EN,NE,NO,OB,OE,ON,ZE,ZO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 24 words from bonze according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bonze

bonze

English

Etymology

From French bonze, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō), from Middle Chinese 凡 (bjom, “ordinary”) +‎ 僧 (song, “Buddhist monk”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɒnz/

Noun

bonze (plural bonzes)

  1. A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.

Alternative forms

  • bonzee, bonzo

Translations

See also

  • bhikku, bhikkhu, bikkhu, bhikshu
  • bhikkhuni, bhikshuni

Anagrams

  • benzo, benzo-

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɔn.zə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbon.ze]

Noun

bonze m (plural bonzes, feminine bonzessa)

  1. bonze (Buddhist monk)

Further reading

  • “bonze”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔn.zə/
  • Hyphenation: bon‧ze

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 凡僧. The sense “bigwig” derives from German Bonze.

Noun

bonze m (plural bonzen, diminutive bonzetje n)

  1. bonze (Buddhist priest) [from 17th c.]
  2. boss, bigwig
Alternative forms
  • bons (bigwig)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bonze

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of bonzen

Anagrams

  • bezon

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ̃z/

Noun

bonze m (plural bonzes)

  1. bonze, Buddhist priest
  2. (derogatory) leader, bigwig

Derived terms

  • bonzerie

Descendants

  • → English: bonze
  • → German: Bonze

Further reading

  • “bonze”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org