BEGGARY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BEGGARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEGGARY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEGGARY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEGGARY
No single letter turns BEGGARY into another word.
How BEGGARY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BEGGARY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does BEGGARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The condition of being extremely poor and having to beg.
Beggary stresses the plight itself, not the person, which is why it often follows verbs like "reduced to". It also shows up in moral or historical writing about ruin.
How BEGGARY is used
Beggary is used in formal or literary writing about total poverty.
- The failed harvest drove many families to beggary.
- He feared that gambling would lead him to beggary.
- Beggary was common in the city after the war.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEGGARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BEGGARY
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Common questions about BEGGARY
- Is BEGGARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEGGARY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEGGARY worth?
- BEGGARY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEGGARY mean?
- The condition of being extremely poor and having to beg.
- What letters can be added to BEGGARY?
- No single letter can be added to BEGGARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BEGGARY:
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