Is TOOTHBRUSHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TOOTHBRUSHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TOOTHBRUSHING mean?
Toothbrushing is a form of TOOTHBRUSH.
- noun
small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
- noun
slang for a mustache
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
T (1) + O (1) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + B (3) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 22 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 TOOTHBRUSHING
Single letters that turn TOOTHBRUSHING 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 TOOTHBRUSHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- toothbrush18
- hothousing17
- thornbush17
- highborn17
- roughish15
- thorough15
- thoughts15
- toughish15
- outthrobs14
- bighorns14
- boroughs14
- broguish14
- brushing14
- unbright14
- hushing14
- thought14
- through14
- thrusting13
- outthrob13
- turbiths13
- bighorn13
- borough13
- brights13
- brought13
- bushing13
- hoboing13
- hotshot13
- hottish13
- hights13
- thighs13
- though13
- outright12
- outsight12
- shooting12
- shorting12
- shotting12
- shouting12
- shutting12
- soothing12
- southing12
- tonights12
- toothing12
- trothing12
- boorish12
- brutish12
- burnish12
- bushtit12
- turbith12
- bights12
- boughs12
- bought12
- bright12
- brughs12
- burghs12
- thrush12
- highs12
- hight12
- thigh12
- obtrusion11
- bongoist11
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