BEGEM is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 10 points
Yes for Scrabble. BEGEM is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept BEGEM?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEGEM is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEGEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
begemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEGEM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BEGEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 95,060.
What does BEGEM mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicpoeticliterary
To adorn or cover with gems, or with something that shines like gems.
Poets used begem when ordinary words like decorate felt too flat for a sky studded with stars or a gown sewn with jewels. The prefix be- turns the noun gem into a verb of covering, the same pattern seen in bejewel, and the result reads as a deliberately ornate, old-fashioned choice rather than everyday description.
How BEGEM is used
Literary and poetic; used for deliberately ornate description rather than plain speech.
- Dewdrops seemed to begem every blade of grass at dawn.
- The poet describes a crown that begems the queen with a hundred rubies.
- Frost can begem a spiderweb until it looks like fine jewellery.
- The old romance tells how stars begem the night above the castle.
- Her cloak was said to begem the ballroom floor with reflected light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEGEM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEGEM
3 longer words begin with BEGEM.
Shorter words from the letters in BEGEM
Common questions about BEGEM
- Is BEGEM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEGEM is not in it.
- How many points is BEGEM worth?
- BEGEM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEGEM mean?
- To adorn or cover with gems, or with something that shines like gems.
- What letters can be added to BEGEM?
- BEGEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BEGEM:
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