BEGOING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BEGOING 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BEGOING?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEGOING is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEGOING
No single letter turns BEGOING into another word.
How BEGOING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BEGOING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does BEGOING mean in Scrabble?
BEGOING is the -ing form (present participle) of BEGO.
Shorter words from the letters in BEGOING
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Common questions about BEGOING
- Is BEGOING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEGOING is not in it.
- How many points is BEGOING worth?
- BEGOING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BEGOING?
- No single letter can be added to BEGOING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BEGOING:
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