borneo

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈbɔɹnioʊ/
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/ˈbɔɹnioʊ/ · /ˈbɔːni.əʊ/ · /ˈbo(ː)ɹnioʊ/ · /ˈboənioʊ/

Definition of borneo

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island.

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Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप (varuṇa-dvīpa, “island of Varuna”), therefore a doublet of Brunei.

Anagrams of borneo

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