BEGUILEMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BEGUILEMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEGUILEMENT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEGUILEMENT is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEGUILEMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beguilementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEGUILEMENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BEGUILEMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BEGUILEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BEGUILEMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The act of charming or deceiving someone, or the pleasant distraction that charm provides.
Beguilement can be a sweet delight, as when a story holds a child, or a trick that leads someone astray. Which sense is meant usually depends on whether the charm was honest.
How BEGUILEMENT is used
Used in literary writing for both charm and gentle deception.
- The beguilement of the music kept them in their seats.
- She saw through his beguilement at last.
- Fairy tales offer a harmless beguilement for tired children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEGUILEMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEGUILEMENT
1 longer words begin with BEGUILEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in BEGUILEMENT
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Common questions about BEGUILEMENT
- Is BEGUILEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEGUILEMENT, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEGUILEMENT worth?
- BEGUILEMENT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEGUILEMENT mean?
- The act of charming or deceiving someone, or the pleasant distraction that charm provides.
- What letters can be added to BEGUILEMENT?
- BEGUILEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BEGUILEMENT:
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