BEREFT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BEREFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEREFT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEREFT is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEREFT
No single letter turns BEREFT into another word.
How BEREFT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEREFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,426.
What does BEREFT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Deprived of something valued, or left sad and lonely by a loss or a departure.
The word is usually followed by of, as in bereft of hope, and it carries a sense of something taken away rather than simply missing. Used about a person, it points to grief after a death or a parting. It began as an old past participle of bereave, which is why it still sounds formal and slightly solemn.
How BEREFT is used
Found mostly in written, literary English, either with of or on its own for a grieving person.
- The village was bereft of young people after the factory closed.
- She sat bereft in the empty house, listening for his footsteps.
- A bereft father stood at the gate long after the others had left.
- The garden looked bereft of colour in the grey of November.
- They felt bereft when the old teacher finally retired.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEREFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BEREFT
The 6 tiles of BEREFT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BEREFT
2 longer words begin with BEREFT.
Shorter words from the letters in BEREFT
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Common questions about BEREFT
- Is BEREFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEREFT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEREFT worth?
- BEREFT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEREFT mean?
- Deprived of something valued, or left sad and lonely by a loss or a departure.
- What letters can be added to BEREFT?
- No single letter can be added to BEREFT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEREFT:
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