BEFLECK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BEFLECK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEFLECK?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEFLECK is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEFLECK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beflecksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEFLECK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BEFLECK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,579 thousand.
What does BEFLECK mean in Scrabble?
verb
literaryrare
To cover with small spots or marks.
To befleck a surface is to dot it all over with tiny patches of colour or dirt. The word is poetic and old-fashioned, and it often describes light, freckles or mud.
How BEFLECK is used
The verb befleck mostly turns up in poetry and descriptive prose.
- Sunlight began to befleck the forest floor.
- Rain would befleck the clean windows with mud.
- The poet wrote of petals that befleck the stream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEFLECK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEFLECK
3 longer words begin with BEFLECK.
Shorter words from the letters in BEFLECK
Common questions about BEFLECK
- Is BEFLECK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEFLECK, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEFLECK worth?
- BEFLECK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEFLECK mean?
- To cover with small spots or marks.
- What letters can be added to BEFLECK?
- BEFLECK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BEFLECK:
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