Is NEIGHBOURED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEIGHBOURED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEIGHBOURED mean?
Neighboured is a form of NEIGHBOUR.
- 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
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 11
N (1) + E (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + E (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 NEIGHBOURED
NEIGHBOURED 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 NEIGHBOURED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- neighbored17
- neighbour15
- roughened14
- neighbor14
- boughed14
- burgeoned13
- doughier13
- hungered13
- rehinged13
- bighorn13
- beringed12
- berouged12
- bigender12
- breeding12
- hedgier12
- heeding12
- herding12
- hongied12
- hording12
- neighed12
- roughed12
- behind12
- herbed12
- boinged11
- hordein11
- hounder11
- inhered11
- rehinge11
- roughen11
- unhired11
- dreigh11
- driegh11
- hedger11
- hinged11
- nighed11
- bough11
- brugh11
- burgh11
- dhobi11
- gueridon10
- bedouin10
- beguine10
- bendier10
- bougier10
- bounder10
- bourgie10
- burgeon10
- deboner10
- enrobed10
- heroine10
- inbreed10
- rebegin10
- rebegun10
- rebound10
- redbone10
- unrobed10
- bedrug10
- begird10
- binged10
- boding10
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