Boggledygook

Boggle Word Finder

BOGEYMEN

8 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 11 pts

BOGEYMEN is a valid 8-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 11 in Super Big Boggle.

BOGEYMEN root BOGEYMAN

noun
  1. A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
  2. broadlyfigurativelyAny make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract, or a real threat greatly exaggerated for those purposes; often taking the form of a notorious historical personage suggested to return as a revenant to punish for wrongdoing.
    • The bogeyman of a Halloween-candy poisoner behind every door has animated occasional moral panics against trick-or-treating.
    • The specter of an election-vote recount is this year's political bogeyman.