BEGIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BEGIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEGIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEGIN is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEGIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beginsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEGIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BEGIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What stands out about BEGIN
- The letters of BEGIN run in alphabetical order from first to last.
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BEGIN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To start doing something, or to come into existence.
Begin is the everyday, general-purpose verb for starting anything, from a sentence to a war, and it pairs naturally with either a plain infinitive or an -ing form with barely any difference in meaning: begin to read or begin reading. Its irregular past forms, began and begun, are learned early by every speaker of English and rarely cause confusion despite the shift in vowel. Formal and technical writing sometimes prefers commence, but begin remains the ordinary choice in speech and most writing.
How BEGIN is used
Irregular verb: begin, began, begun. Followed by a to-infinitive or an -ing form.
- The meeting will begin promptly at nine every morning.
- She decided to begin the book from its very first chapter.
- Rehearsals begin next Monday.
- He did not know how to begin explaining what had happened.
- The ceremony begins the moment the bell rings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEGIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BEGIN
The 5 tiles of BEGIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BEGIN
8 longer words begin with BEGIN.
Words ending in BEGIN
2 words end in BEGIN. Useful as a back hook: play BEGIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with BEGIN inside
6 words contain BEGIN in the middle. Words that start with BEGIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BEGIN
Common questions about BEGIN
- Is BEGIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEGIN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEGIN worth?
- BEGIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEGIN mean?
- To start doing something, or to come into existence.
- What letters can be added to BEGIN?
- BEGIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BEGIN:
Open BEGIN in the Word Finder