BEDU is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BEDU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEDU?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEDU is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEDU
No single letter turns BEDU into another word.
How BEDU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BEDU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does BEDU mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A variant spelling of Bedouin, referring to a member of the nomadic Arab peoples traditionally found in the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa.
Bedu is often used interchangeably with Bedouin in English texts, and can describe a single person or the people as a group. The word entered English from Arabic and is more common in academic or travel writing than in everyday conversation.
How BEDU is used
Noun, used with singular or plural sense; less common than the form Bedouin.
- The bedu moved their camp with the seasons.
- Travel writers described the bedu culture of the desert.
- A young bedu guided the group across the dunes.
- The museum exhibit focused on bedu traditions.
- Some bedu still practice traditional herding today.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEDU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEDU
22 longer words begin with BEDU.
Shorter words from the letters in BEDU
Common questions about BEDU
- Is BEDU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEDU, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEDU worth?
- BEDU is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEDU mean?
- A variant spelling of Bedouin, referring to a member of the nomadic Arab peoples traditionally found in the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa.
- What letters can be added to BEDU?
- No single letter can be added to BEDU to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BEDU:
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