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
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
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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