BEDWARD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BEDWARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEDWARD?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEDWARD is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEDWARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bedwardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEDWARD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BEDWARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does BEDWARD mean in Scrabble?
adverb
archaicliterary
In the direction of bed or sleep.
Bedward belongs to the family of "-ward" words such as homeward and seaward. It appears in older storytelling when someone finally heads off for the night.
How BEDWARD is used
Bedward is a rare literary word, usually seen in the phrase "went bedward".
- The tired travellers turned bedward soon after supper.
- He went bedward at midnight with a candle in his hand.
- Yawning, the children trudged bedward without complaint.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEDWARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEDWARD
1 longer words begin with BEDWARD.
Shorter words from the letters in BEDWARD
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Common questions about BEDWARD
- Is BEDWARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEDWARD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEDWARD worth?
- BEDWARD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEDWARD mean?
- In the direction of bed or sleep.
- What letters can be added to BEDWARD?
- BEDWARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BEDWARD:
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