boswell
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈbɒzˌwɛl/
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/ˈbɒzˌwɛl/ · /ˈbɒz.wəl/ · /ˈbɑzˌwɛl/ · /ˈbɑz.wəl/
Definition of boswell
9 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- A Scottish habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France.
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name
- A Scottish habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France.
- A Scottish habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France.
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noun
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A devoted admirer and recorder of a person's words and deeds.
“"I think that I had better go, Holmes." "Not a bit, Doctor. Stay where you are. I am lost without my Boswell. And this promises to be interesting. It would be a pity to miss it."”
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Etymology
Scottish surname, from Norman, named after Beuzeville, from Beuze + -ville ("Bosi's farm"); first element from Old Norse Bosi, from Proto-Germanic *bausuz.
Words you can make from boswell
84 playable · top: BELLOWS (12 pts)
Best play bellows 12 points6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
16 words4-letter words
29 words- BLEW 9 pts
- BLOW 9 pts
- BOWL 9 pts
- BOWS 9 pts
- SWOB 9 pts
- WEBS 9 pts
- LOWE 7 pts
- LOWS 7 pts
- OWES 7 pts
- OWLS 7 pts
- OWSE 7 pts
- SLEW 7 pts
- SLOW 7 pts
- WELL 7 pts
- WOES 7 pts
- BELL 6 pts
- BELS 6 pts
- BOLE 6 pts
- BOLL 6 pts
- LOBE 6 pts
- LOBS 6 pts
- OBES 6 pts
- SLOB 6 pts
- ELLS 4 pts
- LOSE 4 pts
- OLES 4 pts
- SELL 4 pts
- SLOE 4 pts
- SOLE 4 pts
3-letter words
22 words2-letter words
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