Is SHOWBOATER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOWBOATER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOWBOATER mean?
Showboater 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
18
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + W (4) + B (3) + O (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 18 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 SHOWBOATER
Single letters that turn SHOWBOATER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SHOWBOATER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- showboat16
- bowshot15
- rowboats13
- tarboosh13
- theorbos13
- swather13
- thawers13
- wreaths13
- bathers12
- berthas12
- bestrow12
- bothers12
- brawest12
- breaths12
- rowboat12
- theorbo12
- hawser12
- reshow12
- rewash12
- rowths12
- shower12
- swarth12
- swathe12
- thawer12
- thraws12
- throws12
- wahoos12
- washer12
- whatso12
- wheats12
- whores12
- whorts12
- worths12
- wraths12
- wreath12
- abhors11
- basher11
- bather11
- bathes11
- bathos11
- bertha11
- berths11
- bestow11
- bhoots11
- boheas11
- booths11
- borsht11
- bother11
- bowers11
- bowser11
- breath11
- broths11
- browse11
- hoboes11
- obeahs11
- rehabs11
- throbs11
- hawse11
- howes11
- rowth11
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