Is WISHBONES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WISHBONES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WISHBONES mean?
Wishbones is a form of WISHBONE.
- noun
the furcula of a domestic fowl
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + B (3) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 WISHBONES
WISHBONES 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 WISHBONES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wishbone16
- besnows12
- newish12
- whines12
- whosis12
- wishes12
- besnow11
- bishes11
- boshes11
- bowses11
- howes11
- shewn11
- shews11
- shown11
- shows11
- swish11
- whens11
- whine11
- whins11
- whose11
- bowse10
- newbs10
- swobs10
- hewn10
- hews10
- howe10
- hows10
- shew10
- show10
- when10
- whin10
- wish10
- hoises9
- noshes9
- nowise9
- shines9
- sinews9
- sowens9
- swines9
- winoes9
- bish9
- bosh9
- bows9
- hobs9
- newb9
- swob9
- webs9
- hew9
- how9
- who9
- bisons8
- enows8
- hoise8
- hones8
- hosen8
- hoses8
- owies8
- owsen8
- shies8
- shine8
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