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Is boost a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word boost is a Scrabble US word. The word boost is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

B3O1O1S1T1

Is boost a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word boost is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

B3O1O1S1T1

Is boost a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word boost is a Words With Friends word. The word boost is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4O1O1S1T1

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5-letter words (2 found)

BOOST,BOOTS,

4-letter words (7 found)

BOOS,BOOT,BOTS,OBOS,OOTS,SOOT,STOB,

3-letter words (10 found)

BOO,BOS,BOT,OBO,OBS,OOS,OOT,SOB,SOT,TOO,

2-letter words (7 found)

BO,OB,OO,OS,SO,ST,TO,

You can make 26 words from boost according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of boost

boost obost boost obost oobst oobst bosot obsot bsoot sboot osbot sobot bosot obsot bsoot sboot osbot sobot oosbt oosbt osobt soobt osobt soobt boots obots boots obots oobts oobts botos obtos btoos tboos otbos tobos botos obtos btoos tboos otbos tobos ootbs ootbs otobs toobs otobs toobs bosto obsto bsoto sboto osbto sobto botso obtso btoso tboso otbso tobso bstoo sbtoo btsoo tbsoo stboo tsboo ostbo sotbo otsbo tosbo stobo tsobo bosto obsto bsoto sboto osbto sobto botso obtso btoso tboso otbso tobso bstoo sbtoo btsoo tbsoo stboo tsboo ostbo sotbo otsbo tosbo stobo tsobo oostb oostb osotb sootb osotb sootb ootsb ootsb otosb toosb otosb toosb ostob sotob otsob tosob stoob tsoob ostob sotob otsob tosob stoob tsoob

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

Definitions and meaning of boost

boost

Etymology

Unknown. The verb is first recorded 1815; the noun, 1825. Compare Scots boost (“to move; drive off; shoo away”), bost, boast (“to threaten; scold”), Middle English boosten, bosten (“to threaten”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buːst/
  • Rhymes: -uːst

Noun

boost (plural boosts)

  1. A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
  2. Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
  3. (physics) A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
  4. (automotive engineering) A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

boost (third-person singular simple present boosts, present participle boosting, simple past and past participle boosted)

  1. (transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
  2. (transitive, by extension) To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
  3. (slang, transitive) To steal.
  4. (Canada, transitive) To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start.
  5. (transitive, medicine) To give a booster shot to.
  6. (transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.

Usage notes

  • This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Derived terms

  • morale-boosting
  • overboost
  • upboost

Translations

Anagrams

  • Boots, boots, botos

Dutch

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boːst/
  • Hyphenation: boost
  • Rhymes: -oːst

Adjective

boost

  1. superlative degree of boos

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English boost.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu(ː)st/
  • Hyphenation: boost
  • Rhymes: -ust

Noun

boost m (plural boosts)

  1. A boost (impulse, stimulus, push).
Related terms
  • geboost

Source: wiktionary.org