Is SHOWBOATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOWBOATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOWBOATED mean?
Showboated is a form of SHOWBOAT.
- noun
a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + W (4) + B (3) + O (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 19 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 SHOWBOATED
SHOWBOATED 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 SHOWBOATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beshadow17
- bowheads17
- showboat16
- bowhead16
- towheads15
- bowshot15
- swathed14
- towhead14
- wooshed14
- hotbeds13
- shadow13
- shawed13
- showed13
- thawed13
- washed13
- bashed12
- bathed12
- bowsed12
- hoboed12
- hotbed12
- swathe12
- wahoos12
- whatso12
- wheats12
- dhows12
- hawed12
- soothed11
- bathes11
- bathos11
- bestow11
- bhoots11
- boheas11
- booths11
- hoboes11
- obeahs11
- bawds11
- bowed11
- hawse11
- howes11
- swath11
- thaws11
- thews11
- wahoo11
- whats11
- wheat11
- whets11
- whose11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- dhow11
- boasted10
- boosted10
- saboted10
- tabooed10
- deaths10
- hasted10
- hooted10
- hosted10
- shooed10
- stowed10
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