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

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Is boyau a Scrabble UK word?

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

B3O1Y4A1U1

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5-letter words (2 found)

BAYOU,BOYAU,

4-letter words (1 found)

BUOY,

3-letter words (11 found)

ABO,ABY,AYU,BAO,BAY,BOA,BOY,BUY,OBA,YOB,YOU,

2-letter words (11 found)

AB,AY,BA,BO,BY,OB,OU,OY,YA,YO,YU,

You can make 25 words from boyau according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of boyau

boyau obyau byoau yboau oybau yobau boayu obayu baoyu aboyu oabyu aobyu byaou ybaou bayou abyou yabou aybou oyabu yoabu oaybu aoybu yaobu ayobu boyua obyua byoua yboua oybua yobua bouya obuya buoya uboya oubya uobya byuoa ybuoa buyoa ubyoa yuboa uyboa oyuba youba ouyba uoyba yuoba uyoba boauy obauy baouy abouy oabuy aobuy bouay obuay buoay uboay oubay uobay bauoy abuoy buaoy ubaoy auboy uaboy oauby aouby ouaby uoaby auoby uaoby byauo ybauo bayuo abyuo yabuo aybuo byuao ybuao buyao ubyao yubao uybao bauyo abuyo buayo ubayo aubyo uabyo yaubo ayubo yuabo uyabo auybo uaybo oyaub yoaub oayub aoyub yaoub ayoub oyuab youab ouyab uoyab yuoab uyoab oauyb aouyb ouayb uoayb auoyb uaoyb yauob ayuob yuaob uyaob auyob uayob

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Definitions and meaning of boyau

boyau

Etymology

Borrowed from French boyau. Doublet of bowel.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbwɑːjəʊ/, /ˈbɔɪəʊ/

Noun

boyau (plural boyaus or boyaux)

  1. (military) A small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines.
  2. A line, drawn winding about, in order to enclose several tracts of land, or to attack some works.

Translations

References

  • (military definition) Military Earthworks Terms, Historic Landscape Initiative, National Park Service. URL accessed 2007-01-29.
  • (winding line definition) 1728, Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.

Anagrams

  • Ayoub, Yoabu, bayou

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French boïel, bouel, from Latin botellus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bwa.jo/
  • Rhymes: -o

Noun

boyau m (plural boyaux)

  1. (anatomy) gut, intestine (of an animal, or, informally of a human)
  2. catgut, gut
  3. (military) communication trench, boyau
  4. hose, e.g. a firehose

Synonyms

  • (gut): intestin

Descendants

  • → English: boyau

See also

  • entrailles

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org