BEBOP is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BEBOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEBOP?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEBOP is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEBOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bebopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEBOP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BEBOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does BEBOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A style of jazz that developed in the 1940s, marked by fast tempos, complex chord changes and improvised melodic lines.
Bebop grew out of small-group jam sessions in New York clubs, where musicians pushed swing-era jazz toward faster, more intricate playing. The style favored virtuoso improvisation over dance-friendly rhythm, and it is closely associated with musicians such as Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Bebop is still studied today as the foundation of modern jazz technique.
How BEBOP is used
Used mainly as a noun naming the musical style, though bebop can also describe dancing to that style.
- The club booked a quartet that specialized in bebop.
- He learned to play bebop by transcribing old recordings.
- Fast, angular solos are a hallmark of bebop.
- She traced the roots of modern jazz back to bebop.
- The band closed the set with a furious bebop number.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEBOP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEBOP
5 longer words begin with BEBOP.
Shorter words from the letters in BEBOP
Common questions about BEBOP
- Is BEBOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEBOP, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEBOP worth?
- BEBOP is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEBOP mean?
- A style of jazz that developed in the 1940s, marked by fast tempos, complex chord changes and improvised melodic lines.
- What letters can be added to BEBOP?
- BEBOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BEBOP:
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