Is BOYISHNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOYISHNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOYISHNESS mean?
- noun
being characteristic of a boy
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + Y (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 18 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 BOYISHNESS
BOYISHNESS 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 BOYISHNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- boyish14
- shyness13
- honeys12
- hoseys12
- hysons12
- bishes11
- boshes11
- syboes11
- hissy11
- honey11
- hosey11
- hyson11
- shiny11
- synesis10
- boney10
- bossy10
- byssi10
- ebony10
- inbye10
- obeys10
- hoys10
- bossies9
- hisses9
- hoises9
- hosses9
- noshes9
- shines9
- beys9
- bish9
- bony9
- bosh9
- boys9
- byes9
- hobs9
- inby9
- obey9
- sybo9
- yobs9
- hey9
- hoy9
- shy9
- yeh9
- bisons8
- bosses8
- obsess8
- hoise8
- hones8
- hosen8
- hoses8
- noisy8
- nosey8
- shies8
- shine8
- shins8
- shoes8
- shone8
- sinhs8
- sissy8
- snyes8
- sonsy8
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