Boy
/bɔːə/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:8 pts3 letters
Definition of Boy
noun
- A young male.
"Kate is dating a boy named Jim."
- (diminutive) A male child: a son of any age.
- (diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.
- A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
- (now rare and usually offensive outside some Commonwealth nations) A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly:
verb
interjection
- Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
"Boy, I wish I could go to Canada!"
Anagrams of Boy
Related Word Patterns
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 "Boy"
Boy is a 3-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "boy" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Boy" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "boy" is a low-scoring word.