bootstrap

1. Being or relating to a process that is self-initiating or self-sustaining.

2. Undertaken or accomplished with minimal outside help.

3. Carried out with minimum resources or advantages .

4. Designed to function independently of outside direction capable of using one internal function or process to control another .

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1. A loop of leather, cloth, or synthetic material that is sewn at the side or the top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.

2. An instance of starting of a computer; a boot.

3. A looped strap sewed at the side or the rear top of a boot to help in pulling it on.

4. Unaided efforts .

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1. To promote or develop by initiative and effort with little or no assistance .

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1. Computer Science To boot (a computer).

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
boatports	13	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ab	4
ar	2
as	2
at	2
ba	4
bo	4
op	4
or	2
os	2
pa	4
po	4
so	2
ta	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abs	5
apo	5
apt	5
arb	5
ars	3
art	3
asp	5
att	3
bap	7
bar	5
bas	5
bat	5
boa	5
boo	5
bop	7
bos	5
bot	5
bra	5
bro	5
oar	3
oat	3
oba	5
oot	3
opa	5
ops	5
opt	5
ora	3
orb	5
ors	3
ort	3
par	5
pas	5
pat	5
poo	5
pos	5
pot	5
pro	5
pst	5
rap	5
ras	3
rat	3
rob	5
roo	3
rot	3
sab	5
sap	5
sat	3
sob	5
sop	5
sot	3
spa	5
tab	5
tao	3
tap	5
tar	3
tas	3
tat	3
too	3
top	5
tor	3
tot	3
aro	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
apos	6
arbs	6
arts	4
atop	6
baps	8
bars	6
bast	6
bats	6
batt	6
boar	6
boas	6
boat	6
boor	6
boos	6
boot	6
bops	8
bora	6
bort	6
bota	6
bots	6
bott	6
bras	6
brat	6
broo	6
bros	6
oars	4
oast	4
oats	4
obas	6
oops	6
oots	4
opas	6
opts	6
orbs	6
orts	4
osar	4
otto	4
pars	6
part	6
past	6
pats	6
poor	6
poos	6
port	6
post	6
pots	6
prao	6
prat	6
proa	6
prob	8
pros	6
raps	6
rapt	6
rasp	6
rato	4
rats	4
robs	6
roos	4
root	4
rota	4
roto	4
rots	4
soap	6
soar	4
soba	6
soot	4
sora	4
sorb	6
sort	4
spar	6
spat	6
spot	6
stab	6
star	4
stat	4
stoa	4
stob	6
stop	6
stot	4
tabs	6
taos	4
taps	6
taro	4
tarp	6
tars	4
tart	4
tats	4
toot	4
topo	6
tops	6
tora	4
toro	4
tors	4
tort	4
tosa	4
tost	4
tots	4
trap	6
trop	6
trot	4
tsar	4
aros	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abort	7
aport	7
batts	7
boars	7
boart	7
boast	7
boats	7
boors	7
boost	7
boots	7
boras	7
borts	7
botas	7
botts	7
brats	7
broos	7
ottar	5
ottos	5
parts	7
ports	7
potto	7
praos	7
prats	7
proas	7
probs	9
proso	7
prost	7
ratos	5
roast	5
robot	7
roost	5
roots	5
rotas	5
rotos	5
sabot	7
sapor	7
sopor	7
spoor	7
sport	7
sprat	7
start	5
stoat	5
stoop	7
stopt	7
strap	7
strop	7
taboo	7
tabor	7
taros	5
tarot	5
tarps	7
tarts	5
toast	5
toots	5
topos	7
toras	5
toros	5
torot	5
torso	5
torta	5
torts	5
traps	7
trapt	7
troop	7
trots	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aborts	8
boarts	8
broast	8
ottars	6
pastor	8
patoot	8
potato	8
pottos	8
robots	8
stator	6
taboos	8
tabors	8
tarots	6
tortas	6
troops	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
patoots	9
taproot	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
boatport	12
taproots	10

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
boatports	13
bootstrap	13