Is BOUSTROPHEDONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOUSTROPHEDONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOUSTROPHEDONS mean?
Boustrophedons is a form of BOUSTROPHEDON.
- noun
an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs'
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
14
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + O (1) + P (3) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 22 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 BOUSTROPHEDONS
BOUSTROPHEDONS 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 BOUSTROPHEDONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- boustrophedon21
- personhoods17
- personhood16
- undershoots15
- buhrstones15
- poorhouses15
- beshrouds15
- dropshots15
- potsherds15
- theropods15
- potherbs15
- undershoot14
- buhrstone14
- hoopsters14
- hornpouts14
- housetops14
- poorhouse14
- pothouses14
- subdepots14
- beshroud14
- dropshot14
- potsherd14
- pushrods14
- theropod14
- phoebus14
- potherb14
- enshrouds13
- studhorse13
- undershot13
- unsoothed13
- bedposts13
- beshouts13
- bethorns13
- burthens13
- dubsteps13
- hoopster13
- hornpout13
- hotpress13
- hotspurs13
- housetop13
- potbound13
- pothoses13
- pothouse13
- prebound13
- rosebush13
- strophes13
- subdepot13
- superhot13
- theorbos13
- unprobed13
- upshoots13
- brushed13
- hotbeds13
- photoed13
- pushrod13
- redbush13
- unhoped13
- burnoosed12
- doorposts12
- doorsteps12
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