Words Containing TBOY

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing TBOY?

HAUTBOYS is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FOOTBOYS (16), LIFTBOYS (16), FOOTBOY (15).

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All Words Containing TBOY 14 words

How often does TBOY appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 14 words containing TBOY. Most are 7 letters long, they average 14.6 points, the best is HAUTBOYS (16 points) and 50% end in S.

Total words: 14
Most common length: 7 letters; 6 words
Average Scrabble score: 14.6; out of 16 max
Longest word: STREETBOYS; 10 letters
Most common ending: S; 50% of words

Most common last letters

s 50%
y 50%

Top vowel pairs

au14.3%
ee14.3%
oo14.3%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing TBOY

h ₄a ₁u ₁t ₁b ₃o ₁y ₄s ₁

H 4 + A 1 + U 1 + T 1 + B 3 + O 1 + Y 4 + S 1 = 16 points

Double word: 32 pts
Triple word: 48 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

hautboys

Form of hautboy

nouna slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece

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