Is BOUGHTEN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOUGHTEN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOUGHTEN mean?
- adjective
purchased; not homemade
“my boughten clothes”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + N (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 BOUGHTEN
BOUGHTEN 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 BOUGHTEN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bought12
- toughen11
- bough11
- enough10
- hognut10
- nought10
- butoh10
- outbeg9
- goeth9
- ought9
- teugh9
- thegn9
- thong9
- tough9
- beth9
- bhut9
- both9
- begot8
- begun8
- goth8
- hong8
- huge8
- hung8
- thug8
- hob8
- hub8
- tongue7
- bento7
- beton7
- buteo7
- bong7
- bung7
- hent7
- hone7
- hunt7
- then7
- thou7
- hog7
- hug7
- ugh7
- togue6
- ungot6
- bent6
- bone6
- bout6
- bunt6
- bute6
- ebon6
- tube6
- unbe6
- beg6
- bog6
- bug6
- eth6
- gob6
- hen6
- het6
- hoe6
- hon6
- hot6
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