Is WATERBORNE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WATERBORNE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WATERBORNE mean?
- adjective
transported by water
“waterborne freight”
- adjective
supported by water
“waterborne craft”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 15 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 WATERBORNE
WATERBORNE 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 WATERBORNE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- browner12
- barrow11
- beware11
- brawer11
- brewer11
- banterer10
- rewrote10
- waterer10
- bower10
- brawn10
- brown10
- weber10
- aborter9
- baronet9
- enrober9
- rebater9
- reboant9
- taborer9
- atween9
- erenow9
- narrow9
- rewear9
- rewore9
- reworn9
- townee9
- wanter9
- warner9
- warren9
- weaner9
- wearer9
- bawn9
- braw9
- brew9
- brow9
- newb9
- aerobe8
- banter8
- barren8
- barret8
- barter8
- bearer8
- beaten8
- beater8
- berate8
- boater8
- borane8
- borate8
- boreen8
- enrobe8
- rebate8
- rebato8
- rebore8
- reborn8
- arrow8
- newer8
- owner8
- rawer8
- renew8
- rewan8
- rewet8
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