Is NEIGHBORLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEIGHBORLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEIGHBORLY mean?
- adjective
exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 NEIGHBORLY
NEIGHBORLY 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 NEIGHBORLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- boringly14
- neighbor14
- belying13
- bighorn13
- biogeny13
- byrling13
- hornily13
- ignobly13
- obeying13
- herby13
- byliner12
- bygone12
- hying12
- ignobler11
- leghorn11
- relying11
- briony11
- byline11
- byrnie11
- beigy11
- bigly11
- bilgy11
- bogey11
- henry11
- holey11
- honey11
- horny11
- hoyle11
- yogh11
- ignoble10
- obliger10
- eryngo10
- gorhen10
- gorily10
- groyne10
- hinger10
- hoeing10
- holing10
- nigher10
- beryl10
- bliny10
- boney10
- briny10
- broey10
- ebony10
- inbye10
- nobly10
- bogy10
- goby10
- gybe10
- holy10
- belong9
- binger9
- biogen9
- boring9
- gerbil9
- globin9
- goblin9
- heroin9
- holier9
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