BECALMING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BECALMING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
b3e1c3a1l1m3i1n1g2
PlayableBECALMING · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BECALMING?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.44%
Our own measure of how useful BECALMING is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BECALMING
No single letter turns BECALMING into another word.
How BECALMING scores
Scrabble b3e1c3a1l1m3i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends b4e1c4a1l2m4i1n2g3 22
Face value of the 9 tiles in BECALMING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BECALMING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BECALMING
- All 9 letters of BECALMING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BECALMING
embacing15 belacing13 embaling13 alembic13 cembali13 ambling12 balming12 beaming12 blaming12 cabling12 calming12 lambing12 cnemial11 melanic11 minable11 angelic10 anglice10 bealing10 galenic10 geminal10 leaming10 mealing10 amebic12 becalm12 cabmen12 clambe12 emblic12 limbec12 bagmen11 gamble11 gimbal11 macing11 anemic10 cinema10 embail10 encalm10 iceman10 lambie10 maleic10 malice10
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Common questions about BECALMING
- Is BECALMING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BECALMING, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BECALMING worth?
- BECALMING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BECALMING?
- No single letter can be added to BECALMING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BECALMING:
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