BEAMINESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. BEAMINESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BEAMINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEAMINESS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEAMINESS
No single letter turns BEAMINESS into another word.
How BEAMINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BEAMINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BEAMINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BEAMINESS
1 longer words begin with BEAMINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in BEAMINESS
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Common questions about BEAMINESS
- Is BEAMINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEAMINESS is not in it.
- How many points is BEAMINESS worth?
- BEAMINESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BEAMINESS?
- No single letter can be added to BEAMINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BEAMINESS:
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