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
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
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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