BEATNIK is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BEATNIK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEATNIK?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEATNIK is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEATNIK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beatniksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEATNIK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BEATNIK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 228,732.
What does BEATNIK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A young person of the late 1950s who rejected conventional ways of life and was linked to the beat generation.
Beatniks were known for black clothes, coffee houses, poetry and jazz. The label was coined by a journalist and was partly mocking. Looking back, a beatnik stands as a forerunner of the hippie movement of the following decade.
How BEATNIK is used
Used in cultural history and casual talk, where beatnik describes the look and outlook of that era.
- The beatnik in a black polo neck read poems at the cafe.
- Her father had been a beatnik in San Francisco.
- The film mocked the stereotype of the bongo-playing beatnik.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEATNIK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEATNIK
1 longer words begin with BEATNIK.
Shorter words from the letters in BEATNIK
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Common questions about BEATNIK
- Is BEATNIK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEATNIK, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEATNIK worth?
- BEATNIK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEATNIK mean?
- A young person of the late 1950s who rejected conventional ways of life and was linked to the beat generation.
- What letters can be added to BEATNIK?
- BEATNIK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BEATNIK:
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