BEHAVING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BEHAVING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEHAVING?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEHAVING is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEHAVING
No single letter turns BEHAVING into another word.
How BEHAVING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BEHAVING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BEHAVING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BEHAVING
- All 8 letters of BEHAVING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BEHAVING mean in Scrabble?
BEHAVING is the adverb formed from SPECIFIED.
Shorter words from the letters in BEHAVING
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Common questions about BEHAVING
- Is BEHAVING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEHAVING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEHAVING worth?
- BEHAVING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BEHAVING?
- No single letter can be added to BEHAVING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BEHAVING:
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