BEFOUL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BEFOUL 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 BEFOUL?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful BEFOUL is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEFOUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
befoulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEFOUL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEFOUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 194,019.
What does BEFOUL mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To make something dirty or polluted, or to spoil its good name.
Befoul can describe real dirt, such as a river spoiled by waste, and it can also describe damage to a reputation or atmosphere. The prefix be- gives the verb a thorough, deliberate flavour, as though the filth were applied on purpose. It is stronger and more formal than soil or dirty.
How BEFOUL is used
Formal or literary; used for pollution and for figurative spoiling.
- Factories upstream began to befoul the river.
- He would not befoul his hands with such work.
- Smoke from the fires could befoul the clean mountain air.
- Rumours were enough to befoul her good name.
- Careless visitors befoul the spring that feeds the village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEFOUL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEFOUL
7 longer words begin with BEFOUL.
Shorter words from the letters in BEFOUL
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Common questions about BEFOUL
- Is BEFOUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEFOUL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEFOUL worth?
- BEFOUL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEFOUL mean?
- To make something dirty or polluted, or to spoil its good name.
- What letters can be added to BEFOUL?
- BEFOUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEFOUL:
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