Is NORTHBOUND a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NORTHBOUND is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NORTHBOUND mean?
- adjective
moving toward the north
“the northbound lane”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) = 16 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 NORTHBOUND
NORTHBOUND 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 NORTHBOUND
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bourdon10
- drouth10
- hotrod10
- unhood10
- bhoot10
- booth10
- broth10
- butoh10
- throb10
- honour9
- obtund9
- thoron9
- hound9
- hundo9
- bhut9
- boho9
- both9
- bruh9
- buhr9
- hobo9
- orotund8
- bouton8
- burton8
- unborn8
- bound8
- brood8
- bundt8
- dobro8
- doubt8
- honor8
- north8
- ortho8
- routh8
- thorn8
- thoro8
- doth8
- hood8
- thud8
- hob8
- hub8
- rotund7
- untrod7
- boron7
- bourn7
- brunt7
- burnt7
- robot7
- turbo7
- bond7
- bund7
- burd7
- doob7
- drub7
- hoot7
- horn7
- hour7
- hunt7
- hurt7
- ruth7
- thou7
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