Is BOROUGHS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOROUGHS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOROUGHS mean?
Boroughs is a form of BOROUGH.
- noun
one of the administrative divisions of a large city
- noun
an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + S (1) = 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 BOROUGHS
BOROUGHS 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 BOROUGHS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- borough13
- boughs12
- brughs12
- burghs12
- bough11
- brugh11
- burgh11
- burgoos10
- roughs10
- sorgho10
- bohos10
- bruhs10
- brush10
- buhrs10
- hobos10
- shrub10
- bourgs9
- burgoo9
- gursh9
- rough9
- shrug9
- sough9
- boho9
- bosh9
- bruh9
- buhr9
- bush9
- hobo9
- hobs9
- hubs9
- bogus8
- bourg8
- burgs8
- gobos8
- grubs8
- hours8
- gosh8
- gush8
- hogs8
- hugs8
- shog8
- sugh8
- ughs8
- hob8
- hub8
- boors7
- broos7
- bogs7
- bugs7
- burg7
- gobo7
- gobs7
- grub7
- hour7
- oohs7
- rhos7
- rhus7
- rush7
- shoo7
- hog7
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