BEGNAWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. BEGNAWS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BEGNAWS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEGNAWS is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEGNAWS
No single letter turns BEGNAWS into another word.
How BEGNAWS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BEGNAWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does BEGNAWS mean in Scrabble?
BEGNAWS is the present-tense form of BEGNAW used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in BEGNAWS
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Common questions about BEGNAWS
- Is BEGNAWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEGNAWS is not in it.
- How many points is BEGNAWS worth?
- BEGNAWS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BEGNAWS?
- No single letter can be added to BEGNAWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BEGNAWS:
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