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Is bool a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bool is a Scrabble US word. The word bool is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

B3O1O1L1

Is bool a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bool is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

B3O1O1L1

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4-letter words (4 found)

BOLO,BOOL,LOBO,OBOL,

3-letter words (4 found)

BOO,LOB,LOO,OBO,

2-letter words (4 found)

BO,LO,OB,OO,

You can make 12 words from bool according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of bool

bool obol bool obol oobl oobl bolo oblo bloo lboo olbo lobo bolo oblo bloo lboo olbo lobo oolb oolb olob loob olob loob

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word bool. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in bool.

Definitions and meaning of bool

bool

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːl

Etymology 1

From a keyword in C++ and derived programming languages, short for Boolean.

Noun

bool (plural bools)

  1. (programming) A Boolean variable (one whose value is either true or false).

Etymology 2

Likely from replacement of the 'c' in cool.

Verb

bool (third-person singular simple present bools, present participle booling, simple past and past participle booled)

  1. (slang) To relax or hang out (especially with someone).

References

  • “bool, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  • “bool, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

  • BOLO, Lobo, bloo, bolo, lobo, loob, obol

Afar

Etymology

Related to Somali boqól and Saho bool.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːl/, [ˈboːl]
  • Hyphenation: bool

Noun

bóol m 

  1. hundred

Usage notes

  • When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
    Bóol númu. ― A hundred people.
  • When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “bool”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 77
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[5], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 197

Bwatoo

Etymology

From English ball.

Noun

bool

  1. ball
  2. (especially) a cricket ball

Synonyms

  • balo

References

  • Claire Moyse-Faurie, Borrowings from Romance languages in Oceanic languages, in Aspects of Language Contact (2008, →ISBN)

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin bōlus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boːl/
  • Hyphenation: bool
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

bool m (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A type of fat clay.
    Synonym: bolus

Scots

Noun

bool (plural bools)

  1. (Doric) A single marble used in the game bools rolled into a kypie (a hollow made by the heel of the foot).

References

  • “bool” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Source: wiktionary.org