Is BELABOURS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BELABOURS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BELABOURS mean?
Belabours is a form of BELABOUR.
- verb
to work at or to absurd length
“belabor the obvious”
- verb
beat soundly
- verb
attack verbally with harsh criticism
“She was belabored by her fellow students”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 13 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 BELABOURS
BELABOURS 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 BELABOURS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- barbules12
- belabors12
- belabour12
- sorbable12
- barbels11
- barbule11
- baubles11
- belabor11
- bubales11
- burbles11
- lobbers11
- lubbers11
- rabbles11
- rubbles11
- slabber11
- slobber11
- slubber11
- rousable10
- rubeolas10
- absorb10
- babels10
- babuls10
- barbel10
- barbes10
- bauble10
- blurbs10
- bubale10
- bubals10
- buboes10
- bulbar10
- burble10
- busbar10
- lobber10
- lubber10
- rabble10
- rubble10
- sobber10
- labours9
- roubles9
- rubeola9
- suboral9
- abbes9
- babel9
- babes9
- babul9
- babus9
- barbe9
- barbs9
- blabs9
- blebs9
- blobs9
- blubs9
- blurb9
- bubal9
- bulbs9
- burbs9
- abuser8
- balers8
- blares8
- blears8
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