BEGGARWEED is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BEGGARWEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEGGARWEED?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEGGARWEED is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEGGARWEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beggarweedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEGGARWEED scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BEGGARWEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BEGGARWEED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BEGGARWEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Any of various weedy plants, especially tick trefoils, that grow on poor or waste ground and may be used as forage.
The name beggarweed points to plants that thrive where the soil is poor. In the southern United States, one kind is sown as forage and also to enrich worn-out fields.
How BEGGARWEED is used
A regional plant name used in farming and botany, with meaning that varies by place.
- Beggarweed grew thickly along the ditch.
- Farmers planted beggarweed to feed cattle.
- The seed pods of beggarweed cling to socks and fur.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEGGARWEED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEGGARWEED
1 longer words begin with BEGGARWEED.
Shorter words from the letters in BEGGARWEED
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Common questions about BEGGARWEED
- Is BEGGARWEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEGGARWEED, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEGGARWEED worth?
- BEGGARWEED is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEGGARWEED mean?
- Any of various weedy plants, especially tick trefoils, that grow on poor or waste ground and may be used as forage.
- What letters can be added to BEGGARWEED?
- BEGGARWEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BEGGARWEED:
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