Is HERRINGBONED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HERRINGBONED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HERRINGBONED mean?
Herringboned is a form of HERRINGBONE.
- noun
a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
- noun
a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + B (3) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 19 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 HERRINGBONED
HERRINGBONED 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 HERRINGBONED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- herringbone17
- neighbored17
- dehorning14
- neighbor14
- bordering13
- greenhorn13
- rehinged13
- bighorn13
- beringed12
- bigender12
- breeding12
- deboning12
- dehorner12
- hinderer12
- hedgier12
- heeding12
- herbier12
- herding12
- hongied12
- hording12
- neighed12
- behind12
- herbed12
- rendering11
- beginner11
- enrobing11
- reboring11
- ringbone11
- bending11
- boinged11
- bonding11
- herried11
- herring11
- hordein11
- horning11
- inhered11
- rehinge11
- rehired11
- dreigh11
- driegh11
- hedger11
- hinged11
- nighed11
- dhobi11
- deringer10
- ordering10
- bendier10
- berried10
- bringer10
- broider10
- deboner10
- enrobed10
- errhine10
- heroine10
- hornier10
- inbreed10
- rebegin10
- rebored10
- redbone10
- begird10
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