BELDAM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BELDAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BELDAM?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BELDAM is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BELDAM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BELDAM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BELDAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about BELDAM
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BELDAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old woman, especially one thought of as ugly, spiteful or witch-like.
The word comes from the French for fine lady, used with grandmother-like respect, but over time it turned into a term for a hag. Storytellers still reach for beldam when they need a sinister old woman in a fairy tale or ghost story. A variant spelling, beldame, also exists.
How BELDAM is used
Archaic and unflattering; found in fiction and poetry.
- The beldam at the cottage door muttered a curse.
- Children said a wicked beldam lived at the end of the lane.
- In the ballad a toothless beldam sells the hero a charm.
- He painted the market beldam with a crooked back and sharp eyes.
- The old beldam stirred her pot and said nothing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BELDAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BELDAM
The 6 tiles of BELDAM in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with BELDAM
3 longer words begin with BELDAM.
Shorter words from the letters in BELDAM
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Common questions about BELDAM
- Is BELDAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BELDAM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BELDAM worth?
- BELDAM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BELDAM mean?
- An old woman, especially one thought of as ugly, spiteful or witch-like.
- What letters can be added to BELDAM?
- BELDAM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BELDAM:
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