Bones
/bəʊnz/
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Bones
noun
- A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
- Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of bone.
- A bone of a fish; a fishbone.
- A bonefish
- One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone.
verb
noun
noun
- A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
"Jim plays the trombone very well."
- The common European bittern.
Anagrams of Bones
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
b3
o1
n1
e1
s1
Total: 7 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Bones
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Bones"
Bones is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "bones" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Bones" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bones" is a low-scoring word.