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bony

/ˈbəʊni/•adjective

Bony is also used as adjective, with meanings including composed of or containing bone.

3 meanings4 lettersScrabble 9

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ONY

Difficulty

Easy

Dictionary

What Does “BONY” Mean?

/ˈbəʊni/

bony has 3 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

3 senses

being very thin

“a child with skinny freckled legs”

“a long scrawny neck”

“pale bony hands”

Synonyms

scraggy scraggly boney scrawny skinny underweight weedy

composed of or containing bone

“osseous tissue”

Synonyms

osseous osteal

having bones especially many or prominent bones

“a bony shad fillet”

“her bony wrist”

“bony fish”

Synonyms

boney

Word Forms

bonier boniest

Synonyms for BONY

scraggy scraggly boney scrawny skinny underweight weedy osseous osteal

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word bony with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

being very thin

Length

4 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

B, O, N, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for bony.

BONY is a 4-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 9.

It starts with B and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 25%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using bony in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

BONY has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

BONY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

BONY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

BONY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside bony.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCD

CV Pattern

CVCC

Vowel Share

25%

Consonant Share

75%

Bigrams

BO, ON, NY

Trigrams

BON, ONY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for bony.

BONY is a 4-letter short fill.

It starts with B and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Easy.