BECURSE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BECURSE 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 BECURSE?
| 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 BECURSE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BECURSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BECURSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BECURSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 631,611.
What does BECURSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To call down curses on someone, or to curse them thoroughly.
To becurse a person is stronger than a single oath, since the be- prefix suggests covering them all over with curses. The word reads like old stage speech or fantasy writing.
How BECURSE is used
Becurse is archaic and is now met only in deliberately old-fashioned prose.
- The old woman would becurse anyone who touched her gate.
- He began to becurse the weather and the road.
- Villagers feared she might becurse the harvest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BECURSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BECURSE
2 longer words begin with BECURSE.
Shorter words from the letters in BECURSE
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Common questions about BECURSE
- Is BECURSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BECURSE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BECURSE worth?
- BECURSE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BECURSE mean?
- To call down curses on someone, or to curse them thoroughly.
- What letters can be added to BECURSE?
- BECURSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BECURSE:
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