Unscramble bolo

12 words come out when you unscramble BOLO, starting with BOLO itself: 6 in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends. 3 anagrams of BOLO are on the page: BOOL, LOBO and OBOL, each 6 points. The strongest shorter words are BOO, LOB and OBO, 5 points each. The 4 letters split into 2 vowels and 2 consonants.

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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From bolo

By length, the words from BOLO split into 4 with 4 letters, 4 with 3 and 4 with 2.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with bolo

The 4-letter words in BOLO are 4: BOLO itself and 3 anagrams, OBOL, LOBO and BOOL. Each scores 6 points.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with bolo

Among the 3-letter words made with BOLO letters, BOO, LOB and OBO tie for first at 5 points.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with bolo

The 2-letter words from BOLO are led by BO and OB, 4 points each.

Change One Tile in BOLO

Keep every letter of BOLO but one, change that one, and you get:

More 4-letter words: starting with BO · ending in LO · all 4-letter words

Definitions for the Top BOLO Plays

What BOLO means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

BOLO 6 · 8
a machete
LOBO 6 · 8
the timber wolf
OBOL 6 · 8
a coin of ancient Greece
BOO 5 · 6
to make a certain disapproving noise
LOB 5 · 7
to throw or hit in a high arc
BO 4 · 5
a pal
LOO 3 · 4
to subject to a forfeit at a card game
LO 2 · 3
used to attract attention or to express surprise

Is BOLO Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

BOLO works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
BOLO itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 12)8128

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

4 of the 12 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BOOL, OBO, OB and OO.

Longer Words Built on BOLO

With one more tile, the letters of BOLO spell the words below.

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