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BOOMERANG

9 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 18 pts

BOOMERANG is a valid 9-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 18 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

BOOMERANGS-s 11 BOOMERANGING-ing 11 BOOMERANGED-ed 11
noun
  1. Any of various traditional throwing sticks used for hunting or combat by Australian aborigines, including the symmetrical, crescent-shaped, type (the returning boomerang).
  2. A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.
  3. A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground.
  4. A boomerang kick.
  5. A device for changing the color of a followspot.
  6. The early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures.
  7. A cocktail made with rye whiskey and Swedish punsch.
verb
  1. intransitiveTo return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
  2. intransitiveTo travel in a curved path.
  3. To abort a mission and return to base early.