BEGROAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BEGROAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEGROAN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEGROAN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEGROAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
begroansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEGROAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BEGROAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does BEGROAN mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To groan at or over something, or to lament it loudly.
Begroan uses the old intensifying prefix be-, which turns a groan into something directed at an object. It is a rare literary verb that most readers will meet only in older poetry and in word lists.
How BEGROAN is used
Begroan is rare and takes a direct object, as in "to begroan one's fate".
- The poet would begroan the loss of his youth.
- They gathered to begroan the ruin of the harvest.
- It is useless to begroan what cannot be changed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEGROAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEGROAN
3 longer words begin with BEGROAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BEGROAN
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Common questions about BEGROAN
- Is BEGROAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEGROAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEGROAN worth?
- BEGROAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEGROAN mean?
- To groan at or over something, or to lament it loudly.
- What letters can be added to BEGROAN?
- BEGROAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BEGROAN:
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