Is TOWBOATS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TOWBOATS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TOWBOATS mean?
Towboats is a form of TOWBOAT.
- noun
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
T (1) + O (1) + W (4) + B (3) + O (1) + A (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 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 TOWBOATS
TOWBOATS 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 TOWBOATS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- towboat12
- bows9
- swab9
- swob9
- wabs9
- taboos8
- twats8
- watts8
- bow8
- wab8
- batts7
- boast7
- boats7
- boost7
- boots7
- botas7
- botts7
- sabot7
- taboo7
- owts7
- staw7
- stow7
- swat7
- swot7
- taws7
- tows7
- twas7
- twat7
- twos7
- wast7
- wats7
- watt7
- woos7
- wost7
- wots7
- bast6
- bats6
- batt6
- boas6
- boat6
- boos6
- boot6
- bota6
- bots6
- bott6
- obas6
- soba6
- stab6
- stob6
- tabs6
- owt6
- saw6
- sow6
- taw6
- tow6
- twa6
- two6
- was6
- wat6
- woo6
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