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Is NEIGHBOURING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, NEIGHBOURING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does NEIGHBOURING mean?

Neighbouring is a form of NEIGHBOUR.

  1. noun

    a person who lives (or is located) near another

  2. noun

    a nearby object of the same kind

    “Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas”

  3. verb

    live or be located as a neighbor

    “the neighboring house”

  4. verb

    be located near or adjacent to

    “Pakistan neighbors India”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

19

Scrabble

24

Words With Friends

12

Letters

N (1) + E (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 NEIGHBOURING

NEIGHBOURING 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 NEIGHBOURING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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