BEDOUIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BEDOUIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEDOUIN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEDOUIN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEDOUIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bedouinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEDOUIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BEDOUIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What stands out about BEDOUIN
- BEDOUIN runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BEDOUIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A member of a nomadic Arab people of the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa.
A bedouin traditionally lives in a tent and moves with herds of camels or goats in search of grazing. The word is also used as an adjective for things connected with these tribes, and it is capitalised in much writing.
How BEDOUIN is used
Bedouin is used in geography, history and travel writing, and the plural is the same as the singular.
- A bedouin offered the travellers sweet tea in his tent.
- The bedouin moved their camels to a new well each season.
- Many a bedouin still follows the old desert routes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEDOUIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEDOUIN
1 longer words begin with BEDOUIN.
Shorter words from the letters in BEDOUIN
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Common questions about BEDOUIN
- Is BEDOUIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEDOUIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEDOUIN worth?
- BEDOUIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEDOUIN mean?
- A member of a nomadic Arab people of the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa.
- What letters can be added to BEDOUIN?
- BEDOUIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BEDOUIN:
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