Is FINGERBOARD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FINGERBOARD is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FINGERBOARD mean?
- noun
a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger
- noun
a bank of keys on a musical instrument
- noun
a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
F (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + O (1) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) = 18 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 FINGERBOARD
Single letters that turn FINGERBOARD 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 hooks1
Words you can make from FINGERBOARD
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- forbearing16
- fireboard15
- firebrand15
- reboarding14
- forebrain14
- bordering13
- debarring13
- barfing13
- forbade13
- abridger12
- bearding12
- boarding12
- breading12
- fairgoer12
- infrared12
- bonfire12
- farding12
- firedog12
- foraged12
- forbare12
- forbear12
- fording12
- fringed12
- barfed12
- fibred12
- forbad12
- forbid12
- debonair11
- reboring11
- aboding11
- abridge11
- barding11
- beading11
- boinged11
- bondage11
- brigade11
- brigand11
- dogbane11
- fearing11
- forager11
- foreign11
- defang11
- defrag11
- fading11
- fanged11
- forged11
- fridge11
- befog11
- airborne10
- ordering10
- organdie10
- arbored10
- bandier10
- bandore10
- barring10
- bearing10
- begonia10
- begorra10
- begroan10
- boarder10
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