BEGULF is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BEGULF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEGULF?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEGULF is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEGULF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
begulfsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEGULF scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEGULF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does BEGULF mean in Scrabble?
verb
literaryrare
To swallow up completely or overwhelm, as if in a gulf.
Begulf is built from be- and gulf, and it pictures something being drawn down into a deep chasm. Poets have used it for waves that swallow a ship and for grief that overwhelms a person. It is very rare today and is nearly always replaced by engulf.
How BEGULF is used
Rare and literary; engulf is the usual modern word.
- The storm seemed ready to begulf the little boat.
- Despair threatened to begulf him after the loss.
- The old poem says the sea will begulf the proud city.
- Darkness would soon begulf the valley.
- No tide could begulf the lighthouse on its rock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEGULF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEGULF
3 longer words begin with BEGULF.
Shorter words from the letters in BEGULF
Common questions about BEGULF
- Is BEGULF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEGULF, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEGULF worth?
- BEGULF is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEGULF mean?
- To swallow up completely or overwhelm, as if in a gulf.
- What letters can be added to BEGULF?
- BEGULF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEGULF:
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