Books
/bʊks/
noun
- A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
"He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book."
- A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.
"I have three copies of his first book."
- A major division of a long work.
"Genesis is the first book of the Bible."
- A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
"I'm running a book on who is going to win the race."
- A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
"a book of raffle tickets"
verb
- To reserve (something) for future use.
"I can book tickets for the concert next week."
- To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
"They booked that message from the hill"
- (law enforcement) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
"The police booked him for driving too fast."
- To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
- To travel very fast.
"He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap."
Total: 11 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Books"
Books is a 5-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "books" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Books" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "books" is a medium-scoring word.