Is BEHAVIOURS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BEHAVIOURS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BEHAVIOURS mean?
Behaviours is a form of BEHAVIOUR.
- 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
- noun
manner of acting or controlling yourself
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + H (4) + A (1) + V (4) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 18 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 BEHAVIOURS
BEHAVIOURS 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 BEHAVIOURS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- behaviors17
- behaviour17
- behavior16
- haviours14
- bouviers13
- haviors13
- haviour13
- abusive12
- bearish12
- beauish12
- boarish12
- bouvier12
- bravoes12
- bushier12
- havers12
- havior12
- hovers12
- ravish12
- shaver12
- shavie12
- shiver12
- shover12
- shrive12
- shrove12
- abhors11
- aboves11
- basher11
- bevors11
- boheas11
- braves11
- bravos11
- busher11
- hubris11
- obeahs11
- rehabs11
- haver11
- haves11
- hives11
- hover11
- shave11
- shiva11
- shive11
- shove11
- housier10
- ovaries10
- saviour10
- various10
- abhor10
- above10
- bevor10
- bohea10
- brash10
- brave10
- bravi10
- bravo10
- bruhs10
- brush10
- buhrs10
- habus10
- herbs10
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