Is BORDEAUX a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BORDEAUX is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BORDEAUX mean?
- noun
a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade
- noun
any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + U (1) + X (8) = 18 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 BORDEAUX
BORDEAUX 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 BORDEAUX
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bruxed16
- boxed15
- beaux14
- borax14
- boxer14
- exurb14
- raxed13
- redox13
- redux13
- brux13
- axed12
- doux12
- box12
- eaux11
- oxer11
- roux11
- dex11
- dox11
- xed11
- axe10
- rax10
- rex10
- dauber9
- earbud9
- ax9
- ex9
- ox9
- xu9
- abode8
- adobe8
- ardeb8
- barde8
- bared8
- beard8
- board8
- bored8
- bread8
- broad8
- daube8
- debar8
- debur8
- dobra8
- orbed8
- redub8
- robed8
- abed7
- bade7
- bard7
- baud7
- bead7
- bedu7
- bode7
- brad7
- bred7
- burd7
- darb7
- daub7
- dobe7
- drab7
- drub7
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