Is BELABORING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BELABORING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BELABORING mean?
Belaboring is a form of BELABOR.
- verb
to work at or to absurd length
“belabor the obvious”
- verb
attack verbally with harsh criticism
“She was belabored by her fellow students”
- verb
beat soundly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 BELABORING
BELABORING 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 BELABORING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- globbier13
- rabbling13
- ignorable12
- barbing12
- bogbean12
- gabbier12
- gabbler12
- glibber12
- gobbler12
- grabble12
- gribble12
- lobbing12
- robbing12
- blearing11
- ignobler11
- laboring11
- belabor11
- nibbler11
- nobbier11
- nobbler11
- rabboni11
- ebbing11
- gabber11
- gabble11
- gabbro11
- gibber11
- gibbon11
- gobble11
- bealing10
- bearing10
- begonia10
- begroan10
- blaring10
- garboil10
- ignoble10
- obliger10
- babier10
- barbel10
- barbie10
- bilboa10
- libber10
- lobber10
- nabber10
- nibble10
- nobble10
- rabbin10
- rabble10
- ribbon10
- robbin10
- geraniol9
- regional9
- bagnio9
- baling9
- banger9
- bangle9
- baring9
- barong9
- belong9
- binger9
- biogen9
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