BEFOREHAND is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. BEFOREHAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
b3e1f4o1r1e1h4a1n1d2
PlayableBEFOREHAND · 10 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BEFOREHAND?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.9
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.3%
Our own measure of how useful BEFOREHAND is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEFOREHAND
No single letter turns BEFOREHAND into another word.
How BEFOREHAND scores
Scrabble b3e1f4o1r1e1h4a1n1d2 19
Words with Friends b4e1f4o1r1e1h3a1n2d2 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in BEFOREHAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BEFOREHAND has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BEFOREHAND
forehand15 forehead15 freehand15 bonehead14 bodhran13 forbade13 obeahed13 bandore10 broaden10 deboner10 enrobed10 redbone10 barfed12 behead12 forbad12 herbed12 hereof12 beenah11 before11 brehon11 hebona11 adhere10 deafen10 deafer10 dehorn10 farden10 feared10 fedora10 fender10 fonder10 hadron10 hander10 harden10 header10 hedera10 herden10 hoared10 horned10 bander9 barned9
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Common questions about BEFOREHAND
- Is BEFOREHAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEFOREHAND, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEFOREHAND worth?
- BEFOREHAND is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BEFOREHAND?
- No single letter can be added to BEFOREHAND to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BEFOREHAND:
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