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
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 10
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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