Is SMOOTHBORES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SMOOTHBORES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SMOOTHBORES mean?
Smoothbores is a form of SMOOTHBORE.
- noun
a firearm that has no rifling
- adjective
of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + M (3) + O (1) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 SMOOTHBORES
SMOOTHBORES 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 SMOOTHBORES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- smoothbore17
- thromboses17
- besmooths16
- thrombose16
- besmooth15
- resmooths14
- smoothers14
- hombres14
- resmooth13
- smoother13
- smoothes13
- smothers13
- theorbos13
- hombre13
- rhombs13
- mobsters12
- sombrest12
- borshts12
- bothers12
- moshers12
- mothers12
- shrooms12
- smoothe12
- smooths12
- smother12
- theorbo12
- thermos12
- rhomb12
- orthoses11
- reshoots11
- sheroots11
- shooters11
- soothers11
- boomers11
- mobster11
- berths11
- bhoots11
- booths11
- borsht11
- boshes11
- bother11
- broths11
- hoboes11
- homers11
- mosher11
- moshes11
- mother11
- shmoes11
- shroom11
- smoosh11
- smooth11
- therms11
- throbs11
- boosters10
- hooters10
- horstes10
- reshoot10
- sheroot10
- shooter10
- soother10
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