Is TARBOOSH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TARBOOSH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TARBOOSH mean?
- noun
a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + B (3) + O (1) + O (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 13 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 TARBOOSH
TARBOOSH 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 TARBOOSH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- abhors11
- bathos11
- bhoots11
- booths11
- borsht11
- broths11
- throbs11
- abhor10
- bahts10
- baths10
- bhoot10
- bohos10
- booth10
- brash10
- broth10
- hobos10
- throb10
- torahs9
- baht9
- bash9
- bath9
- boho9
- bosh9
- both9
- hobo9
- hobs9
- aborts8
- boarts8
- broast8
- robots8
- taboos8
- tabors8
- harts8
- hoars8
- hoots8
- horas8
- horst8
- hosta8
- oaths8
- ortho8
- shart8
- shoat8
- shoot8
- short8
- sooth8
- tahrs8
- thoro8
- torah8
- trash8
- bah8
- hob8
- abort7
- boars7
- boart7
- boast7
- boats7
- boors7
- boost7
- boots7
- boras7
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