BEDPAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BEDPAN 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 BEDPAN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEDPAN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEDPAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bedpansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEDPAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEDPAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does BEDPAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A shallow vessel placed under a patient who cannot leave bed, used as a toilet.
Hospitals and home carers use a bedpan for people who are too weak, injured or ill to walk to a bathroom. It is usually made of metal, plastic or moulded pulp, and has a flat rim so it can be slid under the patient. Long ago the same word could also mean a long-handled pan filled with hot coals for warming sheets.
How BEDPAN is used
Plain medical and nursing vocabulary; the warming-pan sense is historical.
- The nurse brought a clean bedpan and drew the curtain.
- Washing every bedpan on the ward was part of the early shift.
- He was too weak to stand, so he asked for a bedpan.
- A plastic bedpan is lighter than the old steel kind.
- The antique shop sold a copper bedpan meant for warming sheets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEDPAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEDPAN
1 longer words begin with BEDPAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BEDPAN
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Common questions about BEDPAN
- Is BEDPAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEDPAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEDPAN worth?
- BEDPAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEDPAN mean?
- A shallow vessel placed under a patient who cannot leave bed, used as a toilet.
- What letters can be added to BEDPAN?
- BEDPAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEDPAN:
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