Is BOUILLABAISSE a Valid Scrabble Word?
Scrabble validity check · NWL2023 + CSW21 · French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German & Portuguese dictionaries
Yes — BOUILLABAISSE is a valid Scrabble word worth 17 points.
BOUILLABAISSE appears in NWL2023 (Tournament Word List) and CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words).
BOUILLABAISSE — Definition
a rich, spicy, fish stew
Part of speech: a noun · Inflections: BOUILLABAISSES
BOUILLABAISSE — Scrabble Points & Letter Breakdown
BOUILLABAISSE is worth 17 pointsin Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value:
| Letter | Count | Points each | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| A | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| I | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| L | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| S | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| U | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | ||
BOUILLABAISSE in Every Dictionary & Language
Scrabble dictionaries are language-specific — a word can be unplayable in English but perfectly legal in another language's game. Here is how BOUILLABAISSE fares across all eight:
| Dictionary | Language / region | BOUILLABAISSE valid? |
|---|---|---|
| NWL2023 | English — North America | Yes |
| CSW21 | English — international | Yes |
| ODS9 | French | Yes |
| FISE | Spanish | No |
| Zingarelli | Italian | Yes |
| OpenTaal | Dutch | Yes |
| wordIzy word list * | German | No |
| wordIzy word list * | Portuguese | No |
* German and Portuguese have no freely-licensed official Scrabble dictionary — wordIzy uses its own filtered word lists (the same lists that power the German and Portuguese games on this site). Matching follows the site-wide convention of stripping accents (é → e), so ELEVE matches ÉLÈVE in the French ODS9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is BOUILLABAISSE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOUILLABAISSE is a valid Scrabble word in the NWL2023 (Tournament Word List, the North American official dictionary) and the CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words, the international dictionary). It is worth 17 Scrabble points.
What does BOUILLABAISSE mean in Scrabble?
BOUILLABAISSE is a noun as: a rich, spicy, fish stew.
How many points is BOUILLABAISSE worth in Scrabble?
BOUILLABAISSE is worth 17points in Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value: B=3 (×2), A=1 (×2), I=1 (×2), L=1 (×2), S=1 (×2), E=1, O=1, U=1.
Is BOUILLABAISSE a valid word in other languages?
Yes — besides English, BOUILLABAISSE is also a valid word in French (ODS9), Italian (Zingarelli) and Dutch (OpenTaal).