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BOTHERS

7 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What BOTHERS Means

BOTHERS is a form of BOTHER, which means:

  1. verb: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself“He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday”
  2. verb: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations“Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”
  3. noun: an angry disturbance“he didn't want to make a fuss”
  4. noun: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness“a bit of a bother”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BOTHERS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 O1 T1 H4 E1 R1 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 62 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Anagrams of BOTHERS (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.