Definitions For Bouk

Noun

BOUK (plural BOUKs) (UK, _, dialectal, or, obsolete) The belly. (UK, _, dialectal) The trunk or torso of the body, hence the body itself. (UK, _, dialectal) The carcass of a slaughtered animal.

Alternative forms

bouke

Etymology

From Middle English bouk, from {{inh, en, ang, būc, t=belly, stomach, pitcher}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, būkaz, t=belly, body}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *bʰōw-, t=to blow, swell}}. Cognate with {{cog, sco, bouk}}, bowk, buik, , body, carcass, {{cog, nl, buik, , belly}}, {{cog, de, Bauch, , belly}}, {{cog, sv, buk, , belly, abdomen}}, {{cog, is, búkur, , torso}}. See also bucket.

Anagrams

Kubo, boku, buko

Is Bouk a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
12

The word Bouk is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

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