Is BOTHERSOME a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOTHERSOME is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOTHERSOME mean?
- adjective
causing irritation or annoyance
“tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + O (1) + M (3) + E (1) = 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 BOTHERSOME
BOTHERSOME 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 BOTHERSOME
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thrombose16
- besmooth15
- hombres14
- besoothe13
- resmooth13
- smoother13
- theorbos13
- theorems13
- hombre13
- rhombs13
- boresome12
- bothers12
- mothers12
- sherbet12
- smoothe12
- smother12
- theorbo12
- theorem12
- thermes12
- thermos12
- rhomb12
- boomers11
- mobster11
- behest11
- berths11
- bhoots11
- booths11
- borsht11
- bother11
- broths11
- hoboes11
- homers11
- mosher11
- mother11
- rehems11
- rhemes11
- shmeer11
- shroom11
- smooth11
- thebes11
- themes11
- therme11
- therms11
- throbs11
- heteros10
- hooters10
- reshoot10
- sheroot10
- shooter10
- soother10
- toeshoe10
- bermes10
- boomer10
- bromes10
- bromos10
- brooms10
- embers10
- ombers10
- ombres10
- somber10
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