Is BOARHOUNDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOARHOUNDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOARHOUNDS mean?
Boarhounds is a form of BOARHOUND.
- noun
large hound used in hunting wild boars
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + A (1) + R (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 BOARHOUNDS
BOARHOUNDS 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 BOARHOUNDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- boarhound15
- bodhrans14
- bodhran13
- husband13
- baudrons11
- bourdons11
- bradoons11
- onboards11
- soundbar11
- dahoons11
- dhooras11
- dhurnas11
- dourahs11
- hadrons11
- unhoods11
- abhors11
- abounds10
- bausond10
- bourdon10
- bradoon10
- honours10
- onboard10
- robands10
- sandbur10
- dahoon10
- dhoora10
- dhurna10
- dourah10
- hadron10
- hoards10
- hondas10
- hounds10
- hundos10
- shroud10
- unhood10
- unshod10
- abhor10
- bohos10
- brash10
- bruhs10
- brush10
- buhrs10
- habus10
- hobos10
- shrub10
- subah10
- abound9
- absurd9
- adobos9
- adorbs9
- adsorb9
- boards9
- bounds9
- brands9
- broads9
- broods9
- dobras9
- dobros9
- dobson9
- honors9
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