Is OUTBOARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OUTBOARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OUTBOARDS mean?
Outboards is a form of OUTBOARD.
- noun
a motorboat with an outboard motor
- noun
internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat
- adjective
located away from the midline of a vessel or aircraft
“the outboard section of a wing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + B (3) + O (1) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 12 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 OUTBOARDS
OUTBOARDS 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 OUTBOARDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- outboard11
- bustard10
- abortus9
- robusta9
- rubatos9
- tabours9
- absurd9
- adbots9
- adobos9
- adorbs9
- adsorb9
- boards9
- broads9
- broods9
- dobras9
- dobros9
- doubts9
- aborts8
- boarts8
- broast8
- robots8
- robust8
- rubato8
- taboos8
- tabors8
- tabour8
- turbos8
- adbot8
- adobo8
- bards8
- bauds8
- board8
- brads8
- broad8
- brood8
- burds8
- darbs8
- daubs8
- dobra8
- dobro8
- doobs8
- doubt8
- drabs8
- drubs8
- outsoar7
- douras7
- odours7
- stroud7
- abort7
- about7
- abuts7
- boars7
- boart7
- boast7
- boats7
- boors7
- boost7
- boots7
- boras7
- borts7
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