BEFALL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BEFALL 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 BEFALL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEFALL is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEFALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
befallsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEFALL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEFALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does BEFALL mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To happen to someone, usually as an unwelcome event beyond their control.
Befall takes the person affected as its object, so a misfortune befalls a traveller, never the other way round. It is typical of storytelling and solemn writing, where it carries a sense of fate at work. Its past form is befell and its past participle is befallen.
How BEFALL is used
Literary; mostly about bad luck, though older texts use it for good fortune too.
- No harm will befall you while you stay in this house.
- She feared what might befall the ship in the storm.
- Whatever may befall us, we keep our promise.
- The old tale tells of the doom that would befall the king.
- Nothing worse could befall the harvest than another frost.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEFALL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEFALL
3 longer words begin with BEFALL.
Shorter words from the letters in BEFALL
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Common questions about BEFALL
- Is BEFALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEFALL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEFALL worth?
- BEFALL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEFALL mean?
- To happen to someone, usually as an unwelcome event beyond their control.
- What letters can be added to BEFALL?
- BEFALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEFALL:
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