BEARISH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BEARISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEARISH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEARISH is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEARISH
No single letter turns BEARISH into another word.
How BEARISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BEARISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does BEARISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Like a bear, or expecting share prices to fall.
In everyday talk, a bearish person is rough, surly or clumsy. In finance a bearish investor expects the market to sink and may sell shares in advance. The opposite financial mood is bullish.
How BEARISH is used
Used for gruff manners and, more often, for gloomy market outlooks.
- Analysts turned bearish after the weak jobs report.
- He greeted us in a bearish mood before breakfast.
- A bearish market made investors cautious.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEARISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEARISH
3 longer words begin with BEARISH.
Shorter words from the letters in BEARISH
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Common questions about BEARISH
- Is BEARISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEARISH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEARISH worth?
- BEARISH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEARISH mean?
- Like a bear, or expecting share prices to fall.
- What letters can be added to BEARISH?
- No single letter can be added to BEARISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BEARISH:
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