BEGALL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BEGALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEGALL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEGALL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEGALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
begallsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEGALL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEGALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does BEGALL mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To make sore by rubbing, or more loosely to trouble and harass someone.
Begall is built from the prefix be- and gall, which originally meant a sore spot on skin rubbed raw, for example on a horse under a saddle. From that physical soreness the word stretched to mean annoying a person until they feel chafed. It is seldom met outside older literature and word lists.
How BEGALL is used
Archaic; found in older texts rather than in current speech.
- The rough harness began to begall the old mare's shoulders.
- He feared the long march would begall his feet.
- Constant taunts did begall the young clerk.
- The poet uses begall for the rub of a heavy collar.
- Do not begall the patient with needless questions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEGALL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEGALL
3 longer words begin with BEGALL.
Shorter words from the letters in BEGALL
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Common questions about BEGALL
- Is BEGALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEGALL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEGALL worth?
- BEGALL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEGALL mean?
- To make sore by rubbing, or more loosely to trouble and harass someone.
- What letters can be added to BEGALL?
- BEGALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEGALL:
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