Definitions For Blackboy

Noun

BLACKBOY (plural BLACKBOYs) (Australian, obsolete, possibly, _, offensive) An Aboriginal boy or servant. (Australian, informal) Any plant in the genus xanthorrhoea, native to Australia.

Synonyms

Xanthorrhoea plant balga {{qualifier, X. preissii}}, grasstree/grass tree, yakka (yacca/yacka) {{qualifier, South Australia}}

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, black boy}}

Etymology

from black + boy. for sense {{sense + plant of genus xanthorrhoea}}, from a supposed resemblance of the plant to an aboriginal boy holding an upright spear.

Is Blackboy a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
21
Words with Friends
24

The word Blackboy is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends

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