Is NEIGHBOURHOODS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEIGHBOURHOODS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEIGHBOURHOODS mean?
Neighbourhoods is a form of NEIGHBOURHOOD.
- noun
a surrounding or nearby region
“the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville”
- noun
people living near one another
“it is a friendly neighborhood”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
14
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + H (4) + O (1) + O (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 24 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 NEIGHBOURHOODS
NEIGHBOURHOODS 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 NEIGHBOURHOODS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- neighborhoods23
- neighbourhood23
- neighborhood22
- beshrouding18
- highbred18
- horehounds17
- roughshod17
- highborn17
- bounderish16
- neighbours16
- horehound16
- birdhouse15
- burnished15
- neighbors15
- neighbour15
- roughish15
- shrouding14
- beshroud14
- bighorns14
- boroughs14
- broguish14
- brushing14
- neighbor14
- shoehorn14
- boughed14
- hushing14
- desorbing13
- dishonour13
- nourished13
- rehousing13
- doghouse13
- doughier13
- herdings13
- horndogs13
- behinds13
- bighorn13
- borough13
- brushed13
- bushido13
- bushing13
- hoboing13
- redbush13
- heughs13
- higher13
- hushed13
- sheugh13
- biogenous12
- bourgeois12
- bourgeons12
- burnoosed12
- subregion12
- birdsong12
- brooding12
- dishonor12
- enshroud12
- honoured12
- hordeins12
- hounders12
- roughens12
- roughies12
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