BEEF is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BEEF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEEF?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEEF is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEEF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEEF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BEEF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,853.
What does BEEF mean in Scrabble?
noun
The meat of cattle.
Beef is French and cow is English, which is the pattern for every meat on an English table. The slang sense meaning a complaint is American and nineteenth-century.
How BEEF is used
Uncountable. Also a verb: beefed, beefing.
- The word beef is French and the animal has an English name.
- A beef in American slang is a complaint.
- They beefed about it for a fortnight.
- The pattern behind beef holds for every meat.
- Two cuts of beef from the same animal at opposite prices.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEEF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BEEF
The 4 tiles of BEEF in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BEEF
23 longer words begin with BEEF.
Words ending in BEEF
1 words end in BEEF. Useful as a back hook: play BEEF onto a word already on the board.
Words with BEEF inside
1 words contain BEEF in the middle. Words that start with BEEF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BEEF
Common questions about BEEF
- Is BEEF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEEF, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEEF worth?
- BEEF is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEEF mean?
- The meat of cattle.
- What letters can be added to BEEF?
- BEEF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BEEF:
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