Is BROADSIDE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BROADSIDE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BROADSIDE mean?
- noun
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
“he mailed the circular to all subscribers”
- noun
a speech of violent denunciation
- noun
all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
- noun
the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern
“the ship was broadside to the dock”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) = 13 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 BROADSIDE
Single letters that turn BROADSIDE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks2
Anagrams of BROADSIDE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BROADSIDE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sideboard13
- adsorbed12
- deboards12
- disrobed12
- roadbeds12
- baddies11
- bidders11
- boarded11
- braided11
- deboard11
- roadbed11
- roadside10
- sideroad10
- abiders10
- borides10
- braised10
- darbies10
- disrobe10
- seabird10
- sidebar10
- abided10
- aboded10
- badder10
- baddie10
- barded10
- bedrid10
- bidder10
- birded10
- bodied10
- deodars9
- isobare9
- radioed9
- abider9
- abides9
- abodes9
- adobes9
- adorbs9
- adsorb9
- ardebs9
- bardes9
- beards9
- biased9
- biders9
- boards9
- bodies9
- boride9
- braids9
- breads9
- brides9
- broads9
- debars9
- debris9
- desorb9
- disbar9
- dobies9
- dobras9
- rebids9
- sabred9
- serdab9
- sorbed9
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