Is BOORISHLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOORISHLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOORISHLY mean?
- adverb
like a boor
“he behaved boorishly at the party”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + L (1) + Y (4) = 17 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 BOORISHLY
BOORISHLY 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 BOORISHLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bolshy14
- boyish14
- hybris14
- horsily13
- boorish12
- hooly11
- horsy11
- shily11
- bohos10
- boyos10
- brosy10
- byrls10
- hobos10
- looby10
- sibyl10
- holy10
- hoys10
- rosily9
- bish9
- boho9
- bosh9
- boyo9
- boys9
- byrl9
- hobo9
- hobs9
- orby9
- sybo9
- yobs9
- hoy9
- shy9
- broils8
- holos8
- roily8
- roshi8
- shool8
- shorl8
- boy8
- bys8
- hob8
- yob8
- birls7
- biros7
- boils7
- bolos7
- boors7
- brios7
- broil7
- broos7
- lobos7
- oboli7
- obols7
- holo7
- hols7
- lory7
- oily7
- oohs7
- rhos7
- rosy7
- shoo7
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