BODY
10
Definition
Pronunciation: //ˈbɒd.i//
noun
- Physical frame."I saw them walking from a distance, their bodies strangely angular in the dawn light."
- Physical frame."Her body was found at four o’clock, just two hours after the murder."
- Physical frame."Indeed, if it belonged to a poor body, it would be another thing; but so great a lady, to be sure, can never want it […]"
- Physical frame."the early modern English husband not only took control over his wife's property upon marriage, he also acquired property in her body."
verb
- (transitive, often with forth) To give body or shape to something."And as imagination bodies forth / The forms of things unknown, the poet’s pen / Turns them to shapes and gives to airy nothing / A local habitation and a name."
- (transitive) To embody."I don’t say, one bodies the other / One’s spiritual truth; / But I do say it’s hard to lose either, / When you have both."
- (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To murder someone.
- (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To murder someone."I keep getting bodied by kids half my age."
name
- (Cambridge University slang, archaic) Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 4 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 10 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 10 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'BODY'?
The word BODY is worth 10 points in Scrabble.
B3
O1
D2
Y4
Total: 10 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'BODY'?
The word BODY is worth 10 points in Words With Friends.
B4
O1
D2
Y3
Total: 10 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.