BEAM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BEAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEAM?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEAM is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEAM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEAM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BEAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about BEAM
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 BEAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long piece of timber or metal spanning a gap.
Beam meant a tree in Old English, which is why a ray of light took the name from the timber and not the reverse. The nautical sense about a ship's width comes from the crosswise timbers.
How BEAM is used
Countable. Also a verb: beamed, beams.
- A beam that size cannot be lifted by two people.
- The word beam once meant a tree.
- A beam of light took its name from the timber.
- She beamed at everybody and said nothing.
- Two beams span the width of the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BEAM
The 4 tiles of BEAM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BEAM
19 longer words begin with BEAM.
Words ending in BEAM
12 words end in BEAM. Useful as a back hook: play BEAM onto a word already on the board.
Words with BEAM inside
17 words contain BEAM in the middle. Words that start with BEAM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BEAM
Common questions about BEAM
- Is BEAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEAM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEAM worth?
- BEAM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEAM mean?
- A long piece of timber or metal spanning a gap.
- What letters can be added to BEAM?
- BEAM takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BEAM:
Open BEAM in the Word Finder