SHOWBOATER is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SHOWBOATER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSHOWBOATER · 10 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept SHOWBOATER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.9%
Our own measure of how useful SHOWBOATER is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOWBOATER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
showboatersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHOWBOATER scores
Scrabble s1h4o1w4b3o1a1t1e1r1 18
Words with Friends s1h3o1w4b4o1a1t1e1r1 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in SHOWBOATER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOWBOATER has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SHOWBOATER
1 longer words begin with SHOWBOATER.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOWBOATER
showboat16 bathorse13 rowboats13 tarboosh13 theorbos13 toheroas11 aerobots10 bowshot15 awhetos13 swather13 thawers13 throwes13 wreaths13 wroaths13 bathers12 berthas12 bestrow12 boshter12 bothers12 brawest12 breaths12 brothas12 rowboat12 theorbo12 towbars12 wabster12 warbots12 asthore10 earshot10 haroset10 hooters10 reshoot10 sheroot10 shooter10 soother10 toheroa10 aerobot9 boaster9 boaters9 booster9
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Common questions about SHOWBOATER
- Is SHOWBOATER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOWBOATER, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOWBOATER worth?
- SHOWBOATER is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHOWBOATER?
- SHOWBOATER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SHOWBOATER:
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