NEIGHBORHOOD

NEIGHBORHOOD is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is NEIGHBORHOOD a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.

NEIGHBORHOOD (noun): people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush". Additional senses: a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"; an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community); "an ethnic neighborhood"; the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of'); "it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job"; "the price is in the neighborhood of $100".

In standard Scrabble scoring, NEIGHBORHOOD totals 22 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. NEIGHBORHOOD relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.

NEIGHBORHOOD is 12 letters long, begins with N, ends with D, and sorts to the alphagram BDEGHHINOOOR. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so NEIGHBORHOOD is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 5 vowels, 7 consonants.

Among 17 tracked 12-letter entries, NEIGHBORHOOD ranks by raw score (22 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include AZOXYBENZOIC, QUIZZABILITY, QUIZZICALITY, AZOXYBENZENE; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.

Strategically, NEIGHBORHOOD carries 5 vowels and 7 consonants. Its consonant-heavy shape pairs well with open vowel dumps on the board. Hooks on N or D are common study angles; browse words starting with N and words ending with D to rehearse parallel sets.

NEIGHBORHOOD is a 12-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 12, starts with N, ends with D, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 12-letter entries like NEIGHBORHOOD frequently cross shorter words; knowing that NEIGHBORHOOD contains B, D, E, G, H, I, N, O, R helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as n??????????d to narrow candidates before checking definitions.

Notable letter pairs inside NEIGHBORHOOD include GH, HB, BO — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: N, E, I, G, H, B, O, R, D. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.

Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble neighborhood directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 22 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.

Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat NEIGHBORHOOD as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.

Example usage: Example: "NEIGHBORHOOD — people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush"" (22 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.