Is LABOURED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LABOURED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LABOURED mean?
- adjective
lacking natural ease
“a labored style of debating”
- adjective
requiring or showing effort
“heavy breathing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 11 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 LABOURED
LABOURED 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 LABOURED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- boulder10
- doubler10
- durable10
- labored10
- rubeola9
- albedo9
- balder9
- belaud9
- blader9
- blared9
- bolder9
- bordel9
- burled9
- dauber9
- doable9
- double9
- earbud9
- roulade8
- boreal8
- labour8
- rouble8
- abled8
- abode8
- adobe8
- ardeb8
- baled8
- barde8
- bared8
- beard8
- blade8
- blued8
- board8
- bored8
- bread8
- broad8
- daube8
- debar8
- debur8
- dobla8
- dobra8
- lobed8
- lubed8
- orbed8
- redub8
- robed8
- aulder7
- lauder7
- loader7
- louder7
- loured7
- ordeal7
- reload7
- abler7
- baler7
- blare7
- blear7
- bluer7
- bolar7
- boral7
- boule7
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