Is BROADSIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BROADSIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BROADSIDES mean?
Broadsides is a form of BROADSIDE.
- 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
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (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 BROADSIDES
BROADSIDES 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.
Anagrams of BROADSIDES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BROADSIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sideboards14
- broadside13
- sideboard13
- adsorbed12
- deboards12
- disrobed12
- roadbeds12
- roadsides11
- sideroads11
- disrobes11
- seabirds11
- sidebars11
- baddies11
- bidders11
- boarded11
- braided11
- deboard11
- roadbed11
- isobares10
- roadside10
- sideroad10
- abiders10
- adsorbs10
- biassed10
- borides10
- braised10
- brassed10
- darbies10
- desorbs10
- disbars10
- disrobe10
- seabird10
- serdabs10
- sidebar10
- abided10
- aboded10
- badder10
- baddie10
- barded10
- bedrid10
- bidder10
- birded10
- bodied10
- abioses9
- address9
- bossier9
- braises9
- brassie9
- deodars9
- isobare9
- isobars9
- radioed9
- riboses9
- soddies9
- abider9
- abides9
- abodes9
- adobes9
- adorbs9
- adsorb9
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