BEWAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BEWAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEWAIL?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEWAIL is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEWAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bewailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEWAIL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEWAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does BEWAIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To express deep sorrow over something, often loudly and at length.
Bewail adds the intensifying prefix be- to wail, so the verb suggests grief that is spoken aloud rather than quietly felt. The thing bewailed is the object: one bewails a death, a lost opportunity or the sad state of the world. In modern writing it can also have a slightly mocking tone, as when someone bewails a minor inconvenience.
How BEWAIL is used
Literary or slightly humorous in current English.
- The old men would bewail the passing of the village shop.
- She could only bewail her own foolishness once the deal had collapsed.
- Critics love to bewail the decline of good manners.
- The widow was heard to bewail her loss through the night.
- There is no use in sitting here to bewail what cannot be changed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEWAIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEWAIL
7 longer words begin with BEWAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in BEWAIL
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Common questions about BEWAIL
- Is BEWAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEWAIL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEWAIL worth?
- BEWAIL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEWAIL mean?
- To express deep sorrow over something, often loudly and at length.
- What letters can be added to BEWAIL?
- BEWAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEWAIL:
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