BEGIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BEGIRD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEGIRD?
| 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 BEGIRD is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEGIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
begirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEGIRD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEGIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does BEGIRD mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To surround or encircle something, or to fasten a belt or band around it.
To begird a place is to ring it round, as walls begird a town or an army begirds a fortress. Poets have also used it for tying a girdle about the waist. It is a literary and old-fashioned verb that adds a solemn tone.
How BEGIRD is used
Archaic and literary; seen in older poetry and in deliberately elevated prose.
- Tall walls begird the old city.
- The knights rode out to begird the castle with their tents.
- Mist seemed to begird the hill at dawn.
- She chose a silver cord to begird her waist.
- Forests begird the lake on every side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEGIRD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BEGIRD
The 6 tiles of BEGIRD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BEGIRD
7 longer words begin with BEGIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in BEGIRD
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Common questions about BEGIRD
- Is BEGIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEGIRD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEGIRD worth?
- BEGIRD is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEGIRD mean?
- To surround or encircle something, or to fasten a belt or band around it.
- What letters can be added to BEGIRD?
- BEGIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEGIRD:
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