Is BORROWED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BORROWED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BORROWED mean?
Borrowed is a form of BORROW.
- verb
get temporarily
“May I borrow your lawn mower?”
- verb
take up and practice as one's own
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + R (1) + O (1) + W (4) + E (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 BORROWED
BORROWED 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 BORROWED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- browed12
- borrow11
- bowed11
- brooder10
- reword10
- bower10
- border9
- dower9
- rowed9
- wooed9
- brew9
- brow9
- booed8
- bored8
- brood8
- dobro8
- orbed8
- robed8
- rower8
- wooer8
- drew8
- owed8
- wood8
- word8
- bow8
- web8
- borer7
- bode7
- bred7
- dobe7
- doob7
- wore7
- dew7
- dow7
- wed7
- order6
- rodeo6
- boor6
- bore6
- broo6
- oboe6
- robe6
- bed6
- bod6
- deb6
- owe6
- row6
- woe6
- woo6
- doer5
- door5
- dore5
- dorr5
- odor5
- ordo5
- redo5
- rode5
- rood5
- boo5
- bro5
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