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
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
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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