BEIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. BEIN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BEIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEIN is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BEIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about BEIN
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BEIN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Comfortable, prosperous, or well provided for.
A house or a household described as bein is snug, well-kept, and comfortably off, with no shortage of food or warmth. The word is Scots, also spelled bien, and is used with warmth towards people who have worked to build a modest, settled comfort.
How BEIN is used
Scots dialect; found chiefly in older or regional Scottish writing.
- Their cottage looked bein with smoke curling from the chimney.
- She grew up in a bein household that never wanted for food.
- The old farmer was known as a bein sort of man.
- It was a bein little room, warm and neatly kept.
- He saved carefully so his family would live bein in old age.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BEIN
The 4 tiles of BEIN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with BEIN
11 longer words begin with BEIN.
Words with BEIN inside
12 words contain BEIN in the middle. Words that start with BEIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BEIN
Common questions about BEIN
- Is BEIN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEIN is not in it.
- How many points is BEIN worth?
- BEIN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEIN mean?
- Comfortable, prosperous, or well provided for.
- What letters can be added to BEIN?
- BEIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BEIN:
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