Is BOARDINGHOUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOARDINGHOUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOARDINGHOUSES mean?
Boardinghouses is a form of BOARDINGHOUSE.
- noun
a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
14
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 BOARDINGHOUSES
BOARDINGHOUSES 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 BOARDINGHOUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- boardinghouse20
- beshrouding18
- subheadings18
- husbandries17
- subheading17
- birdhouses16
- boarhounds16
- bounderish16
- brandishes16
- husbanders16
- neighbours16
- hangbirds16
- doughiness15
- shinguards15
- baghouses15
- beshrouds15
- birdhouse15
- boarhound15
- burnished15
- hogsbanes15
- husbander15
- neighbors15
- neighbour15
- sagebrush15
- bigheads15
- hangbird15
- angishores14
- dishonours14
- roadhouses14
- signboards14
- anguished14
- banishers14
- burnishes14
- doghouses14
- dragonish14
- garnished14
- hoardings14
- sagehoods14
- shinguard14
- shrouding14
- baghouse14
- banished14
- bashings14
- bearhugs14
- beshroud14
- bighorns14
- bodhrans14
- boroughs14
- brandish14
- broadish14
- broguish14
- brushing14
- bunheads14
- bushidos14
- bushings14
- hogsbane14
- husbands14
- neighbor14
- shebangs14
- subheads14
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