boll

Plural: bolls

Noun

the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
A protuberance or excrescence growing on the trunks of some trees, a burl.
An old dry measure equal to six bushels.

Verb

Verb Forms: bolled, bolling, bolls

To form bolls, as in cotton plants.
To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed.

Examples

As the game progressed, new words began to BOLL on the board, ready for harvest.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bolle (“pod; shell”) and Middle Dutch bolle (“round object”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bullô (“round object; bowl”). More at bowl.

Scrabble Score: 6

boll: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
boll: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
boll: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

boll: valid Words With Friends Word