Scrabble & Words with friends points
        
        
                    - bodes is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
 
          
                    - bodes is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
 
          
                    - bodes is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9
 
          
        
        Definition of bodes
        
        
          - indicate, as with a sign or an omen (verb)
Examples
- These signs bode bad news
 
Synonyms
- augur
 - auspicate
 - betoken
 - forecast
 - foreshadow
 - foretell
 - omen
 - portend
 - predict
 - prefigure
 - presage
 - prognosticate
 
         
        See definition of bodes in Merriam Webster