Is BORDERLAND a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BORDERLAND is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BORDERLAND mean?
- noun
district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
“the Welsh marches between England and Wales”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) = 14 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 BORDERLAND
Single letters that turn BORDERLAND into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from BORDERLAND
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- banderol11
- bladder11
- boarded11
- branded11
- deboard11
- roadbed11
- arbored10
- bandore10
- blander10
- blonder10
- boarder10
- brander10
- broaden10
- broader10
- labored10
- reboard10
- rebrand10
- aboded10
- badder10
- balded10
- banded10
- barded10
- bladed10
- bolded10
- bonded10
- adorned9
- dandler9
- laborer9
- albedo9
- balder9
- bander9
- barned9
- barred9
- blader9
- blared9
- blonde9
- bolder9
- bonder9
- bordel9
- border9
- doable9
- roband9
- bedad9
- boded9
- adorner8
- ladrone8
- readorn8
- adored8
- barrel8
- barren8
- borane8
- boreal8
- dander8
- dandle8
- darned8
- deodar8
- droned8
- ladder8
- landed8
- larded8
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