bones: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with B · ends with S
Meaning of bones
noun
- form-of, plural
plural of bone
Base or related entry: bone.
Source: Wiktionary — bones.
noun
A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
Dice for gambling.
- informal
Synonym of fist bump.
- plural, plural-only
The framework or foundation of something.
Source: Wiktionary — bones.
verb
- form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
third-person singular simple present indicative of bone
Base or related entry: bone.
Source: Wiktionary — bones.
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Synonyms by meaning
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noun
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bones in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bones
B(3) + O(1) + N(1) + E(1) + S(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of bones
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from bones
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