BEGRIM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BEGRIM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEGRIM?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEGRIM is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEGRIM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEGRIM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEGRIM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does BEGRIM mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To make something dirty with ingrained grime.
Begrim is a shortened spelling of begrime, and it belongs to the family of be- verbs that spread a quality over a surface. It points to the stubborn dirt left by soot, oil or long neglect, not a brief smudge. Begrimed is much more common than the plain verb.
How BEGRIM is used
Rare; the longer begrime is the usual form.
- Coal smoke would begrim the white curtains within a week.
- Years of traffic began to begrim the old stone steps.
- He did not want to begrim his clean shirt before the interview.
- Oil from the engine will begrim anything it touches.
- The writer let factory soot begrim every window of the town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEGRIM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEGRIM
7 longer words begin with BEGRIM.
Shorter words from the letters in BEGRIM
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Common questions about BEGRIM
- Is BEGRIM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEGRIM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEGRIM worth?
- BEGRIM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEGRIM mean?
- To make something dirty with ingrained grime.
- What letters can be added to BEGRIM?
- BEGRIM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEGRIM:
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