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Is bootleg a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bootleg is a Scrabble US word. The word bootleg is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is bootleg a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bootleg is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

B3O1O1T1L1E1G2

Is bootleg a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word bootleg is a Words With Friends word. The word bootleg is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4O1O1T1L2E1G3

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7-letter words (1 found)

BOOTLEG,

6-letter words (1 found)

GOBLET,

5-letter words (5 found)

BEGOT,BOGLE,BOTEL,GLOBE,OBOLE,

4-letter words (32 found)

BEGO,BELT,BLET,BLOG,BLOT,BOET,BOLE,BOLO,BOLT,BOOL,BOOT,BOTE,GELT,GLOB,GOBO,GOEL,GOLE,GOOL,LOBE,LOBO,LOGE,LOGO,LOOT,LOTE,LOTO,OBOE,OBOL,OGLE,OLEO,TOGE,TOLE,TOOL,

3-letter words (30 found)

BEG,BEL,BET,BOG,BOO,BOT,EGO,ELT,GEL,GEO,GET,GOB,GOE,GOO,GOT,LEG,LET,LOB,LOG,LOO,LOT,OBE,OBO,OLE,OOT,TEG,TEL,TOE,TOG,TOO,

2-letter words (11 found)

BE,BO,EL,ET,GO,LO,OB,OE,OO,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 81 words from bootleg according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bootleg

bootleg

Etymology

boot +‎ leg. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.

Pronunciation

Verb

bootleg (third-person singular simple present bootlegs, present participle bootlegging, simple past and past participle bootlegged)

  1. (chiefly US, transitive) To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor.
  2. (transitive) To make, transport and/or sell an illegal version or copy of a copyrighted product.
  3. (intransitive) To engage in bootlegging.

Derived terms

  • bootleg ground
  • bootlegger
  • bootlegging

Translations

Noun

bootleg (plural bootlegs)

  1. The part of a boot that is above the instep.
  2. An illegally produced, transported or sold product; contraband.
  3. (music) An unauthorized recording, e.g., of a live concert.
  4. (music) A remix or mashup that is a combination of two songs but that is not authorized and audited for copyright use; primarily in the electronic music scene.
  5. (American football) A play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, conceals the ball against his hip, and rolls out.

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Adjective

bootleg (not comparable)

  1. Illegally produced, transported or sold; pirated.

Derived terms

  • bootleg mining

Translations

See also

  • bathtub gin
  • moonshine

Source: wiktionary.org