Is THOROUGHBREDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THOROUGHBREDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THOROUGHBREDS mean?
Thoroughbreds is a form of THOROUGHBRED.
- noun
a well-bred person
- noun
a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
- noun
a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
- adjective
having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + B (3) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 23 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 THOROUGHBREDS
THOROUGHBREDS 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 THOROUGHBREDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thoroughbred22
- thorougher17
- roughshod17
- hothoused16
- thorough15
- beshroud14
- besought14
- boroughs14
- burghers14
- hothouse14
- rebought14
- boughed14
- through14
- doorbuster13
- brothers13
- doghouse13
- droughts13
- theorbos13
- borough13
- brought13
- brushed13
- burgher13
- hotbeds13
- redbush13
- heughs13
- hushed13
- sheugh13
- though13
- obtruders12
- druthers12
- resought12
- roughers12
- roughest12
- beshout12
- bothers12
- brother12
- brusher12
- drought12
- ghosted12
- hotdogs12
- oughted12
- roughed12
- soughed12
- theorbo12
- toughed12
- boughs12
- bought12
- brughs12
- burghs12
- bushed12
- hoboed12
- hotbed12
- thresh12
- thrush12
- heugh12
- drugstore11
- bordures11
- brooders11
- doubters11
- obtruder11
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