Is BROADSIDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BROADSIDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BROADSIDING mean?
Broadsiding 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
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 BROADSIDING
BROADSIDING 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 BROADSIDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- adsorbing13
- boardings13
- braidings13
- disrobing13
- signboard13
- biddings13
- birddogs13
- bradding13
- birdings12
- birdsong12
- boarding12
- braiding12
- brigands12
- songbird12
- bidding12
- birddog12
- braising11
- inboards11
- obsidian11
- abiding11
- aboding11
- bandogs11
- barding11
- birding11
- bodings11
- brigand11
- disband11
- androids10
- radioing10
- robinias10
- bagnios10
- barongs10
- biasing10
- borings10
- brogans10
- dadoing10
- gabions10
- gadoids10
- inboard10
- radding10
- ribands10
- ridding10
- robands10
- rodding10
- sabring10
- sodding10
- sorbing10
- bandog10
- biding10
- boding10
- adoring9
- android9
- darings9
- disdain9
- dragons9
- ganoids9
- gonidia9
- gradins9
- indigos9
- raiding9
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