Is POWERBOATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POWERBOATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POWERBOATING mean?
Powerboating is a form of POWERBOAT.
- noun
a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + W (4) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + O (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 POWERBOATING
POWERBOATING 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 POWERBOATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bioweapon16
- powerboat16
- probating14
- bewaring14
- bowering14
- powering14
- wingbeat14
- bewrapt14
- preobtain13
- probation13
- batwing13
- brewing13
- warping13
- bewrap13
- bowpot13
- operating12
- rebooting12
- towering12
- twangier12
- watering12
- brownie12
- pigboat12
- probang12
- probing12
- rainbow12
- rowboat12
- towrope12
- webinar12
- wiretap12
- bowing12
- gawper12
- pawing12
- operation11
- aborting11
- berating11
- bigaroon11
- borating11
- pinotage11
- rebating11
- retaping11
- tabering11
- tabooing11
- taboring11
- tapering11
- trooping11
- bepaint11
- biotope11
- probate11
- ringtaw11
- trowing11
- twanger11
- wagoner11
- wearing11
- bawtie11
- enwrap11
- inwrap11
- pawner11
- pawnor11
- powter11
- tawpie11
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