Is NEIGHBOURLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEIGHBOURLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEIGHBOURLY mean?
- adjective
exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 20 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 NEIGHBOURLY
NEIGHBOURLY 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 NEIGHBOURLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- neighborly19
- bihourly16
- neighbour15
- hungrily15
- boringly14
- bunghole14
- neighbor14
- rebuying14
- roughly14
- belying13
- bighorn13
- biogeny13
- buoying13
- burying13
- byrling13
- hornily13
- ignobly13
- obeying13
- rubying13
- hugely13
- hungry13
- roughy13
- herby13
- brulyie12
- byliner12
- buying12
- bygone12
- hourly12
- hurley12
- unholy12
- hying12
- ignobler11
- unholier11
- ghoulie11
- guyline11
- hurling11
- leghorn11
- loungey11
- relying11
- roughen11
- younger11
- briony11
- burley11
- byline11
- byrnie11
- nebuly11
- beigy11
- bigly11
- bilgy11
- bogey11
- bough11
- brugh11
- bulgy11
- burgh11
- henry11
- holey11
- honey11
- horny11
- hoyle11
- hurly11
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