Is BROWNNOSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BROWNNOSING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + N (1) + O (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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.
Definition
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See the definition of BrownnosingHooks for BROWNNOSING
BROWNNOSING 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 BROWNNOSING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- brownings15
- browning14
- browsing14
- bowings13
- bowsing13
- swooning12
- bowing12
- ingrown11
- rowings11
- snowing11
- wonning11
- browns11
- borings10
- sorbing10
- owning10
- rowing10
- sowing10
- wooing10
- wrings10
- wrongs10
- brown10
- brows10
- noonings9
- bingos9
- boings9
- bongos9
- boning9
- booing9
- boring9
- brings9
- gibson9
- orbing9
- robing9
- gowns9
- grown9
- grows9
- owing9
- swing9
- wings9
- wring9
- wrong9
- bows9
- brow9
- swob9
- nooning8
- noosing8
- roosing8
- snoring8
- sorning8
- borons8
- inborn8
- robins8
- bigos8
- bingo8
- biogs8
- boing8
- bongo8
- bongs8
- brigs8
- bring8
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