BEAMISH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BEAMISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEAMISH?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEAMISH is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEAMISH
No single letter turns BEAMISH into another word.
How BEAMISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BEAMISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does BEAMISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Bright, cheerful and radiant, often with a broad smile.
Beamish describes a face lit up by happiness or optimism. Lewis Carroll made it famous with the beamish boy in his nonsense poem, and the word has stayed in English since.
How BEAMISH is used
Beamish is literary and slightly old-fashioned, used for smiling faces and sunny moods.
- The beamish bride greeted every guest.
- He gave a beamish grin when he heard the news.
- A beamish crowd welcomed the winning team home.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEAMISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEAMISH
1 longer words begin with BEAMISH.
Shorter words from the letters in BEAMISH
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Common questions about BEAMISH
- Is BEAMISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEAMISH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEAMISH worth?
- BEAMISH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEAMISH mean?
- Bright, cheerful and radiant, often with a broad smile.
- What letters can be added to BEAMISH?
- No single letter can be added to BEAMISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BEAMISH:
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