BEDEW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BEDEW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEDEW?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEDEW is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEDEW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bedewsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEDEW scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BEDEW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 71,295.
What does BEDEW mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To wet or cover something with drops of moisture, as if with dew.
Bedew is a literary verb used when tears, sweat or fine mist settle over a surface the way dew settles over grass at dawn. It appears mainly in older or poetic writing, where it lends a soft, gentle image to descriptions of weeping or light dampness, rather than being used for ordinary rain or spilled liquid.
How BEDEW is used
Literary and rather old-fashioned; commonly used with tears, sweat or mist as the wetting agent.
- Tears began to bedew her cheeks as she read the letter.
- Morning mist would bedew the meadow before the sun rose.
- The poet wrote of grief that could bedew even a stranger's eyes.
- Sweat continued to bedew his brow long after the race ended.
- Fine spray from the fountain would bedew anyone standing too close.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEDEW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BEDEW
The 5 tiles of BEDEW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BEDEW
3 longer words begin with BEDEW.
Shorter words from the letters in BEDEW
Common questions about BEDEW
- Is BEDEW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEDEW, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEDEW worth?
- BEDEW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEDEW mean?
- To wet or cover something with drops of moisture, as if with dew.
- What letters can be added to BEDEW?
- BEDEW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BEDEW:
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