Is BOYISHNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOYISHNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOYISHNESSES mean?
Boyishnesses is a form of BOYISHNESS.
- noun
being characteristic of a boy
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + Y (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 BOYISHNESSES
BOYISHNESSES 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 BOYISHNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- boyishness18
- byssinoses15
- shynesses15
- boyish14
- shyness13
- synesises12
- honeys12
- hoseys12
- hysons12
- sheeny12
- bossiness11
- bishes11
- boshes11
- syboes11
- hissy11
- honey11
- hosey11
- hyson11
- shiny11
- yeesh11
- ebonises10
- obsesses10
- oyesses10
- synesis10
- boney10
- bossy10
- byssi10
- ebony10
- inbye10
- obeys10
- hoys10
- bossies9
- ebonies9
- ebonise9
- hisses9
- hoises9
- hosses9
- noshes9
- seshes9
- sheens9
- shines9
- sneesh9
- yesses9
- beys9
- bish9
- bony9
- bosh9
- boys9
- byes9
- hobs9
- inby9
- obey9
- sybo9
- yobs9
- hey9
- hoy9
- shy9
- yeh9
- enosises8
- noesises8
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