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BORSTAL

7 letters, 9 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What BORSTAL Means

  1. noun: formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BORSTAL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 O1 R1 S1 T1 A1 L1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 59 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

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