BEAL is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 6 points
Yes for Scrabble. BEAL is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept BEAL?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEAL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bealsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEAL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about BEAL
- The same 4 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 BEAL mean in Scrabble?
verb
dialect
To fester or swell with pus, as a sore or pimple does.
When a wound is said to beal, it is gathering matter and swelling into an infected sore. The word is dialect, chiefly used in Scotland and the north of England, and is related to the noun bealing, meaning the infected sore itself.
How BEAL is used
Northern English and Scots dialect; not part of everyday standard English.
- The cut began to beal after a few days without treatment.
- Grandmother warned that a splinter left in the skin would beal.
- The boil continued to beal despite the poultice.
- If the wound starts to beal, see a doctor at once.
- Old shepherds said a thorn prick will beal in damp weather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BEAL
The 4 tiles of BEAL in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with BEAL
3 longer words begin with BEAL.
Shorter words from the letters in BEAL
Common questions about BEAL
- Is BEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEAL is not in it.
- How many points is BEAL worth?
- BEAL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEAL mean?
- To fester or swell with pus, as a sore or pimple does.
- What letters can be added to BEAL?
- BEAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BEAL:
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