Is BEHAVIORS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BEHAVIORS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BEHAVIORS mean?
Behaviors is a form of BEHAVIOR.
- noun
manner of acting or controlling yourself
- noun
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
“the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments”
- noun
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
- noun
(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + H (4) + A (1) + V (4) + I (1) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BEHAVIORS
BEHAVIORS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BEHAVIORS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- behavior16
- haviors13
- bearish12
- boarish12
- bravoes12
- havers12
- havior12
- hovers12
- ravish12
- shaver12
- shavie12
- shiver12
- shover12
- shrive12
- shrove12
- abhors11
- aboves11
- basher11
- bevors11
- boheas11
- braves11
- bravos11
- obeahs11
- rehabs11
- haver11
- haves11
- hives11
- hover11
- shave11
- shiva11
- shive11
- shove11
- ovaries10
- abhor10
- above10
- bevor10
- bohea10
- brash10
- brave10
- bravi10
- bravo10
- herbs10
- obeah10
- rehab10
- sahib10
- verbs10
- vibes10
- have10
- hive10
- hove10
- shiv10
- isobare9
- ahorse9
- aivers9
- ashier9
- ashore9
- hoarse9
- horsie9
- hosier9
- orisha9
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