BEFOOL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BEFOOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEFOOL?
| 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 BEFOOL is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEFOOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
befoolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEFOOL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEFOOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 221,736.
What does BEFOOL mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To make a fool of someone by tricking them or leading them into error.
Befool stresses the victim being deceived or made to look foolish, whether by a trickster, by flattery or by drink. It is a literary verb, found in older novels and poetry more than in speech. The sense of infatuation is also present: a person who is befooled by love loses their judgement.
How BEFOOL is used
Literary and somewhat dated; often used in the passive, as in befooled by a stranger.
- The merchant tried to befool the young traveller with a worthless map.
- Do not let flattery befool you into giving up your savings.
- Love can befool even the wisest of men.
- She planned to befool her pursuers by leaving a false trail.
- The magician set out to befool the whole audience.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEFOOL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEFOOL
3 longer words begin with BEFOOL.
Shorter words from the letters in BEFOOL
Common questions about BEFOOL
- Is BEFOOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEFOOL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEFOOL worth?
- BEFOOL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEFOOL mean?
- To make a fool of someone by tricking them or leading them into error.
- What letters can be added to BEFOOL?
- BEFOOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEFOOL:
Open BEFOOL in the Word Finder