How many words with BOR are there?

This page lists 373 words with BOR from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With BOR

All 373 words in our dictionary that contain BOR — sorted by Scrabble score.

373 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

suborganization27 collaboratively25 arborizations24 arborization23 neighborhoods23 arborizing22 borohydrides22 hyperboreans22 neighborhood22 overborrowing22 abortifacients21 arborized21 borborygmus21 borohydride21 collaboratives21 hyperborean21 insubordinately21 overborrowed21 overelaborating21 abortifacient20 arborizes20 borborygmi20 bordereaux20 collaborative20 corroborative20 corroboratory20 harbormasters20 jaborandis20 jamborees20 neighborliness20 overelaborated20 overelaboration20 abortivenesses19 arborescences19 arborize19 harbormaster19 interboroughs19 jaborandi19 jamboree19 neighborly19 overborrows19 overelaborates19 subordinately19 subordinative19 uncorroborated19 aboriginally18 abortively18 arborescence18 arboricultural18 arboricultures18 bordeaux18 bortzes18 borzois18 collaborating18 collaborations18 corroborating18 corroborations18 harborfuls18 insubordination18 interborough18 neighboring18 overborrow18 overelaborate18 overlaboring18 smoothbores18 smorgasbords18 stubbornnesses18 suborbicular18 subordinateness18 abortiveness17 antiabortionist17 arboriculture17 borosilicates17 borzoi17 collaborated17 collaboration17 collaborators17 corroborated17 corroboration17 corroborators17 elaboratenesses17 embordering17 harborful17 highborn17 insubordinates17 laboriousnesses17 laborsaving17 neighbored17 overlabored17 seborrheic17 skyborne17 smoothbore17 smorgasbord17 stubbornly17 subordinating17 subordinations17 arborvitaes16 boraxes16 borescopes16 borosilicate16 borrowings16 bortz16 collaborates16 collaborator16 corroborates16 corroborator16 elaborately16 elaborative16 embordered16 harborages16 harborside16 insubordinate16 laboriously16 mislaboring16 postabortion16 seaborgiums16 semiarboreal16 shipborne16 stubbornness16 subordinated16 subordination16 subordinators16 arboreally15 arborescent15 arborvitae15 belaboring15 borderlands15 borescope15 boringnesses15 borrowing15 borsches15 borschts15 collaborate15 corroborant15 corroborate15 corroborees15 cyborgs15 drawbores15 elaborateness15 firstborns15 harborage15 harboring15 harborless15 hellebores15 laboratory15 laboriousness15 mislabored15 neighbors15 overlabors15 proabortion15 seaborgium15 seborrheas15 stubbornest15 subordinates15 subordinator15 waterborne15 aboriginals14 abortionists14 antiabortion14 arboretums14 belabored14 borax14 borderland14 borderlines14 boreholes14 boringly14 boroughs14 borrowed14 borrowers14 borscht14 ciborium14 corroboree14 cyborg14 drawbore14 earthborn14 elaborating14 elaborations14 emborders14 firstborn14 harbored14 harborers14 hellebore14 laboratories14 neighbor14 overborne14 overlabor14 perborates14 seborrhea14 stubborner14 suborbital14 subordinate14 subornations14 aborally13 aboriginal13 aborigines13 abortionist13 abortive13 arboretum13 boracic13 boracites13 bordering13 borderline13 borecoles13 boredoms13 borehole13 boringness13 borough13 borrower13 borsch13 elaborated13 elaboration13 emborder13 forborne13 freeborn13 hagborn13 harborer13 mislabors13 newborns13 overbore13 overborn13 perborate13 subornation13 twinborn13 unelaborate13 wellborn13 aborigine12 baseborn12 belabors12 boracite12 bordellos12 bordereau12 bordered12 borderers12 borecole12 boredom12 boresome12 borrows12 borshts12 carboras12 elaborates12 forbore12 harbors12 lowborn12 mislabor12 newborn12 prolabor12 stillborns12 stubborn12 suborders12 suborning12 aborning11 aborting11 abortions11 antilabor11 arboreous11 arborists11 belabor11 boraces11 borating11 bordello11 borderer11 bordures11 boronic11 borrow11 borsht11 carbora11 ciboria11 elaborate11 harbor11 laboring11 laborious11 laborites11 reboring11 roborants11 soilborne11 stillborn11 suborder11 suborned11 suborners11 taborines11 taboring11 upborne11 aborted10 aborters10 abortion10 airborne10 arboreal10 arbored10 arboreta10 arborist10 arborous10 borages10 borated10 bordels10 borders10 bordure10 borides10 borings10 borneols10 bornites10 borstals10 borty10 labored10 laborers10 laborite10 nonlabor10 rasboras10 rebored10 roborant10 seaborne10 suborner10 tabored10 taborers10 taborets10 taborine10 taborins10 trueborn10 upbore10 aborter9 arbores9 borage9 boranes9 borates9 bordel9 border9 boreens9 boric9 boride9 boring9 borneol9 bornite9 borstal9 laborer9 rasbora9 rebores9 suboral9 suborns9 taborer9 taboret9 taborin9 aboral8 aborts8 arbors8 borals8 borane8 borate8 boreal8 bored8 boreen8 borers8 borons8 inborn8 labors8 rebore8 reborn8 suborn8 tabors8 unborn8 abort7 arbor7 boral7 boras7 borer7 bores7 borne7 boron7 borts7 labor7 tabor7 bora6 bore6 born6 bort6

Why BOR words matter

Words containing BOR are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

This list by the numbers

A few numbers before you scroll: the 373 words here run from 4 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (71 entries). Wordle players have 16 five-letter options, and there are 49 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is SUBORGANIZATION at 27 points before multipliers.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: SUBORGANIZATION (27), COLLABORATIVELY (25), ARBORIZATIONS (24), ARBORIZATION (23), NEIGHBORHOODS (23). The longest entry is ANTIABORTIONIST at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 14 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are R, B and O, which appear in 373, 373 and 373 of the words respectively.

Start with these three

When the rack looks hopeless, ABORAL (6 letters, 8 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
ABORTS earns 8 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
ARBORS is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 8 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.

Five more everyday options from the same list: BORALS (8), BORANE (8), BORATE (8), BOREAL (8), BOREEN (8).

Learning words through BOR

Groups like this one reward a different kind of practice: pick five words of different lengths from the list above, write each in a sentence, and the BOR pattern moves into long-term memory. It is also a quiet Scrabble edge — racks that spell BOR plus common tiles come up constantly, and prepared players cash them in while others shuffle letters.

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