BEFLAG is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BEFLAG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEFLAG?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEFLAG is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEFLAG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beflagsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEFLAG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEFLAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does BEFLAG mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To decorate a place or object with flags.
The prefix be- here means to cover all over, so beflag describes a building or street dressed with many flags at once. It is mostly seen in its participle form, as in a beflagged avenue, in descriptions of festivals and national holidays. The verb itself is uncommon.
How BEFLAG is used
Rare; usually met as the participle beflagged.
- The town will beflag the main street for the parade.
- They chose to beflag every balcony for the coronation.
- Workers began to beflag the harbour before dawn.
- It was customary to beflag the ships on festival days.
- Councils often beflag bridges on national holidays.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEFLAG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEFLAG
3 longer words begin with BEFLAG.
Shorter words from the letters in BEFLAG
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Common questions about BEFLAG
- Is BEFLAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEFLAG, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEFLAG worth?
- BEFLAG is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEFLAG mean?
- To decorate a place or object with flags.
- What letters can be added to BEFLAG?
- BEFLAG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEFLAG:
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