Is BOONDOGGLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOONDOGGLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOONDOGGLES mean?
Boondoggles is a form of BOONDOGGLE.
- noun
work of little or no value done merely to look busy
- verb
do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + O (1) + N (1) + D (2) + O (1) + G (2) + G (2) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 BOONDOGGLES
BOONDOGGLES 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 BOONDOGGLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- boondoggle15
- blogged12
- boggled12
- doblones11
- doggones11
- boggles11
- bogged11
- belongs10
- blondes10
- bongoes10
- boodles10
- doblons10
- doggone10
- doglegs10
- globose10
- googled10
- oblongs10
- slogged10
- snogged10
- boggle10
- bonged10
- globed10
- dongles9
- googles9
- googols9
- legongs9
- noodges9
- belong9
- blends9
- blonde9
- blonds9
- bloods9
- bogles9
- bongos9
- boodle9
- doblon9
- dobson9
- dogleg9
- globes9
- goboes9
- gonged9
- logged9
- nogged9
- oblong9
- sogged9
- noodles8
- oolongs8
- snooled8
- belons8
- bolson8
- dongle8
- godson8
- golden8
- google8
- googol8
- goosed8
- legong8
- lodges8
- logoed8
- longed8
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