BEHOLD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BEHOLD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEHOLD?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful BEHOLD is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEHOLD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beholdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEHOLD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEHOLD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 194,019.
What does BEHOLD mean in Scrabble?
verb
literaryarchaic
To see or look at something, especially something impressive.
Behold carries a formal, almost scriptural tone and often appears as a command meaning look, as in behold the king. It suggests that the sight deserves attention or wonder. The past tense and participle is beheld, which still appears in modern writing.
How BEHOLD is used
Literary and elevated; also common in religious texts and the saying beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
- Climb to the ridge and behold the whole valley.
- Behold, the morning star has risen.
- Travellers came from far away to behold the cathedral.
- Few could behold the eclipse without special glasses.
- The guests gasped as they were asked to behold the cake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEHOLD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEHOLD
6 longer words begin with BEHOLD.
Shorter words from the letters in BEHOLD
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Common questions about BEHOLD
- Is BEHOLD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEHOLD, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEHOLD worth?
- BEHOLD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEHOLD mean?
- To see or look at something, especially something impressive.
- What letters can be added to BEHOLD?
- BEHOLD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEHOLD:
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