BEGGAR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BEGGAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEGGAR?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEGGAR is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEGGAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEGGAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEGGAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does BEGGAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who lives by asking others for money or food.
A beggar usually sits or walks in a public place and asks passers-by for help. Proverbs lean on the word, as in the saying that beggars cannot be choosers. It is also used playfully for a fellow, as in lucky beggar, and as a verb meaning to reduce someone to poverty.
How BEGGAR is used
Standard English; playful in phrases like lucky beggar, and sometimes felt as blunt when applied to real people.
- A beggar stood at the church door with an outstretched hand.
- Beggars cannot be choosers, the old proverb says.
- The king, disguised as a beggar, walked through the market.
- He called himself a lucky beggar after winning the draw.
- The beggar thanked her for the loaf of bread.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEGGAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BEGGAR
The 6 tiles of BEGGAR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BEGGAR
16 longer words begin with BEGGAR.
Shorter words from the letters in BEGGAR
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Common questions about BEGGAR
- Is BEGGAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEGGAR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEGGAR worth?
- BEGGAR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEGGAR mean?
- A person who lives by asking others for money or food.
- What letters can be added to BEGGAR?
- BEGGAR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEGGAR:
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