BEHOOF is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BEHOOF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEHOOF?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEHOOF is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEHOOF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
behoofsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEHOOF scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEHOOF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 443,472.
What does BEHOOF mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicformal
The benefit or advantage of a person, especially as the reason something is done.
Behoof is an old word for use or profit, and it survives mainly in the phrase for the behoof of, meaning for the sake of someone. It is related to the verb behove, which describes what is fitting or necessary. Modern writers choose it for a deliberately formal or antique tone.
How BEHOOF is used
Archaic; found in legal-sounding or literary phrases.
- The fund was held for the behoof of his young heirs.
- He arranged the whole matter for his own behoof.
- The garden was planted to the behoof of the village.
- In the old deed, the land was kept to her behoof.
- The word behoof sounds odd in a modern letter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEHOOF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEHOOF
1 longer words begin with BEHOOF.
Shorter words from the letters in BEHOOF
Common questions about BEHOOF
- Is BEHOOF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEHOOF, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEHOOF worth?
- BEHOOF is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEHOOF mean?
- The benefit or advantage of a person, especially as the reason something is done.
- What letters can be added to BEHOOF?
- BEHOOF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEHOOF:
Open BEHOOF in the Word Finder