BOARHOUND is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. BOARHOUND is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3o1a1r1h4o1u1n1d2
PlayableBOARHOUND · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BOARHOUND?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.44%
Our own measure of how useful BOARHOUND is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOARHOUND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boarhoundsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOARHOUND scores
Scrabble b3o1a1r1h4o1u1n1d2 15
Words with Friends b4o1a1r1h3o1u2n2d2 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in BOARHOUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOARHOUND has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BOARHOUND
1 longer words begin with BOARHOUND.
Shorter words from the letters in BOARHOUND
bodhran13 unhoard11 bourdon10 bradoon10 onboard10 bhoona11 dahoon10 dhoora10 dhurna10 dourah10 hadron10 houdan10 unhood10 abound9 honour9 roband9 around7 nardoo7 bandh11 bundh11 abhor10 bhuna10 donah9 hoard9 honda9 hoord9 hound9 hudna9 abord8 adobo8 bardo8 board8 boord8 bound8 bourd8 brand8 broad8 brond8 brood8 dobra8
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Common questions about BOARHOUND
- Is BOARHOUND valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOARHOUND is not in it.
- How many points is BOARHOUND worth?
- BOARHOUND is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOARHOUND?
- BOARHOUND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BOARHOUND:
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