BEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BEAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEAN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEAN is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEAN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about BEAN
- 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 BEAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The edible seed of various leguminous plants, or the plant that produces it.
A bean is the seed found inside the pod of plants such as kidney, broad, or coffee plants, widely grown around the world as a food crop. The same word names both the plant and the seed it produces, and many kinds of bean differ greatly in size, shape, and colour.
How BEAN is used
Everyday word for food, farming, and cooking.
- She dropped a single bean into the pot to test the recipe.
- The bean split open as soon as it began to sprout.
- He picked a ripe bean from the vine for lunch.
- The recipe calls for one dried bean per cup of water.
- A coffee bean must be roasted before it can be brewed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BEAN
The 4 tiles of BEAN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BEAN
23 longer words begin with BEAN.
Words ending in BEAN
12 words end in BEAN. Useful as a back hook: play BEAN onto a word already on the board.
Words with BEAN inside
8 words contain BEAN in the middle. Words that start with BEAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BEAN
Common questions about BEAN
- Is BEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEAN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEAN worth?
- BEAN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEAN mean?
- The edible seed of various leguminous plants, or the plant that produces it.
- What letters can be added to BEAN?
- BEAN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BEAN:
Open BEAN in the Word Finder