BEFRET is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BEFRET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEFRET?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEFRET is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEFRET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
befretsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEFRET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEFRET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,426.
What does BEFRET mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To worry over something greatly, or to wear it away by gnawing.
Fret itself can mean to gnaw or to be anxious, and the prefix be- turns befret into a stronger, more thorough version of either idea. The verb is rare and appears mostly in older writing and in word lists. A reader meeting it can safely take it as meaning to trouble greatly.
How BEFRET is used
Rare; mainly archaic or poetic, seldom met outside word games.
- Do not befret yourself over a letter that may never come.
- The mice would befret the old cheese rind all night.
- She began to befret the delay of the ship.
- Small debts can befret a careful mind.
- The poem tells how doubt will befret a lonely heart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEFRET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BEFRET
The 6 tiles of BEFRET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BEFRET
3 longer words begin with BEFRET.
Shorter words from the letters in BEFRET
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Common questions about BEFRET
- Is BEFRET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEFRET, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEFRET worth?
- BEFRET is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEFRET mean?
- To worry over something greatly, or to wear it away by gnawing.
- What letters can be added to BEFRET?
- BEFRET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEFRET:
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