Is NEIGHBORS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEIGHBORS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEIGHBORS mean?
Neighbors is a form of NEIGHBOR.
- noun
a person who lives (or is located) near another
- noun
a nearby object of the same kind
“Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas”
- verb
live or be located as a neighbor
“the neighboring house”
- verb
be located near or adjacent to
“Pakistan neighbors India”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 15 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 NEIGHBORS
NEIGHBORS 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 NEIGHBORS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bighorns14
- neighbor14
- bighorn13
- sobering11
- gorhens11
- hingers11
- hongies11
- horsing11
- ogreish11
- shoeing11
- shoring11
- bingers10
- bingoes10
- biogens10
- borings10
- heroins10
- inshore10
- sorbing10
- gorhen10
- hinger10
- hinges10
- hoeing10
- hosing10
- neighs10
- nigher10
- ogrish10
- sigher10
- herbs10
- begins9
- beings9
- binger9
- binges9
- bingos9
- biogen9
- bogies9
- boings9
- boring9
- brings9
- gibers9
- gibson9
- gobies9
- heroin9
- herons9
- honers9
- horsie9
- hosier9
- nosher9
- orbing9
- rhinos9
- robing9
- senhor9
- shiner9
- shrine9
- girsh9
- hinge9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- ohing9
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