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Booms

/buːmz/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters
Definition of Booms

noun

  1. A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.

    "The boom of the surf."

  2. A rapid expansion or increase.

    "You should prepare for the coming boom in the tech industry."

  3. One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.

verb

  1. To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.

    "I can hear the organ slowly booming from the chapel."

  2. (of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
  3. To make something boom.

    "Men in grey robes slowly boom the drums of death."

  4. To publicly praise.
  5. To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.

noun

  1. A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.
  2. A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera.
  3. A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
  4. The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones are transversally mounted.
  5. A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations.

verb

  1. To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.

    "to boom off a boat"

  2. (usually with "up" or "down") To raise or lower with a crane boom.

noun

  1. A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.

verb

  1. To flourish, grow, or progress.

    "Business was booming."

  2. To cause to advance rapidly in price.

    "to boom railroad or mining shares"

Anagrams of Booms

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "booms":

bosom

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "booms" and rearranging:

+ccomboscoombs
+ggombos
+lblooms
+rbromosbrooms
+sbosoms
+ybosomy
Related Word Patterns
BO...Words starting with "bo"...MSWords ending with "ms"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "booms"
Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

recession
Letter Values
b3
o1
o1
m3
s1

Total: 9 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Booms
ableismsabohmsabolitionismsabsenteeismsabsolutismsabstractionismsabsurdismsabysmsacademicismsacademismsacclaimsaccustoms
Related 5-Letter Words
baaedbaalsbabasbabelbabesbabkababoobabulbabusbaccabacksbaconbaddybadgebadly

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 "Booms"

Booms is a 5-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "booms" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Booms" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "booms" is a low-scoring word.