BEDUIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BEDUIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEDUIN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEDUIN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEDUIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beduinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEDUIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEDUIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does BEDUIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A member of one of the nomadic Arab peoples who traditionally live in tents in the desert.
The word is an alternative spelling of the more common bedouin, and it comes from an Arabic expression meaning people of the desert. A beduin family traditionally moves with its camels, goats and sheep from one grazing ground to another according to the season. Today many such families have settled in towns, though the old customs of hospitality are still admired.
How BEDUIN is used
Less usual than bedouin; it appears in older books and in word-game lists.
- A lone beduin led his camel across the dunes at dawn.
- The traveller was welcomed into the tent of a beduin family.
- Every beduin in the camp shared the coffee with the guest.
- The old atlas describes a beduin tribe that wintered near the wells.
- She wrote a chapter about the poetry of the beduin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEDUIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEDUIN
1 longer words begin with BEDUIN.
Shorter words from the letters in BEDUIN
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Common questions about BEDUIN
- Is BEDUIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEDUIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEDUIN worth?
- BEDUIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEDUIN mean?
- A member of one of the nomadic Arab peoples who traditionally live in tents in the desert.
- What letters can be added to BEDUIN?
- BEDUIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEDUIN:
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