Is BOISTEROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOISTEROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOISTEROUS mean?
- adjective
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
“a boisterous crowd”
- adjective
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
“boisterous practical jokes”
- adjective
violently agitated and turbulent
“boisterous winds and waves”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 12 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 BOISTEROUS
BOISTEROUS 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 BOISTEROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- robotises11
- boosters10
- bustiers10
- robotise10
- bestirs9
- bisters9
- bistres9
- bistros9
- booster9
- booties9
- bossier9
- bourses9
- broiest9
- bruises9
- busiest9
- busters9
- bustier9
- oboists9
- obtuser9
- orbiest9
- ourebis9
- reboots9
- riboses9
- rubiest9
- sorbets9
- sorbose9
- soubise9
- strobes9
- subsite9
- oestrous8
- besots8
- bestir8
- birses8
- bister8
- bistre8
- bistro8
- biters8
- boites8
- boosts8
- bootie8
- bosser8
- bourse8
- bouses8
- brises8
- broses8
- bruise8
- bruits8
- brutes8
- burets8
- buries8
- burses8
- bursts8
- busier8
- busies8
- buster8
- buteos8
- oboist8
- obtuse8
- orbits8
- ourebi8
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