BEHOOVE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BEHOOVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEHOOVE?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEHOOVE is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEHOOVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEHOOVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BEHOOVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,083 thousand.
What does BEHOOVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
North Americanformal
To be necessary, fitting or proper for someone to do something.
Behoove is used with it, as in it behooves you to check first. It points to duty or good sense rather than pure choice. British writers usually spell the verb behove.
How BEHOOVE is used
Behoove is formal and normally follows the pattern it behooves someone to act.
- It would behoove you to read the contract first.
- It does not behoove a leader to panic.
- Wisdom may behoove us to wait.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEHOOVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEHOOVE
2 longer words begin with BEHOOVE.
Shorter words from the letters in BEHOOVE
Common questions about BEHOOVE
- Is BEHOOVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEHOOVE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEHOOVE worth?
- BEHOOVE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEHOOVE mean?
- To be necessary, fitting or proper for someone to do something.
- What letters can be added to BEHOOVE?
- BEHOOVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BEHOOVE:
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