Is THEREABOUTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THEREABOUTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THEREABOUTS mean?
- adverb
near that time or date
“come at noon or thereabouts”
- adverb
near that place
“he stayed in London or thereabouts for several weeks”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 16 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 THEREABOUTS
THEREABOUTS 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 THEREABOUTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hereabouts15
- thereabout15
- hereabout14
- betroths13
- breathes13
- rheobase13
- turbeths13
- bathers12
- berthas12
- beshout12
- betroth12
- bothers12
- breathe12
- breaths12
- sherbet12
- tarbush12
- turbeth12
- obturates11
- soubrette11
- tabourets11
- earthset11
- outhears11
- rheostat11
- teahouse11
- theaters11
- theatres11
- thereout11
- abhors11
- basher11
- bather11
- bathes11
- bathos11
- behest11
- bertha11
- berths11
- boheas11
- borsht11
- bother11
- breath11
- broths11
- busher11
- butohs11
- obeahs11
- rehabs11
- thebes11
- throbs11
- abetters10
- abettors10
- abutters10
- beautest10
- berettas10
- burettes10
- obturate10
- saboteur10
- taborets10
- tabouret10
- tuberose10
- aethers10
- authors10
- earshot10
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