BECKES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. BECKES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BECKES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BECKES is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BECKES
No single letter turns BECKES into another word.
How BECKES scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BECKES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,129 thousand.
What does BECKES mean in Scrabble?
BECKES is the plural of BECKE.
BECKE(noun) — An old spelling of beak, the horny projecting mouthpart of a bird, used by the poet Edmund Spenser.
Shorter words from the letters in BECKES
Common questions about BECKES
- Is BECKES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BECKES is not in it.
- How many points is BECKES worth?
- BECKES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BECKES?
- No single letter can be added to BECKES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BECKES:
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