BELEAGUER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BELEAGUER 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 BELEAGUER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BELEAGUER is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BELEAGUER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beleaguersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BELEAGUER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BELEAGUER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BELEAGUER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BELEAGUER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To surround a place with an army in order to capture it, or to trouble someone persistently.
The older meaning is military: to beleaguer a fortress is to besiege it. Today the word usually describes constant pressure, as when problems beleaguer a manager or a government. The adjective beleaguered, meaning under siege or under strain, is far more common than the verb.
How BELEAGUER is used
Used in military history and in news writing about people under constant pressure.
- Enemy troops beleaguer the town for months.
- Scandals continued to beleaguer the minister.
- Rising costs beleaguer small farms every year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BELEAGUER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BELEAGUER
5 longer words begin with BELEAGUER.
Shorter words from the letters in BELEAGUER
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Common questions about BELEAGUER
- Is BELEAGUER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BELEAGUER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BELEAGUER worth?
- BELEAGUER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BELEAGUER mean?
- To surround a place with an army in order to capture it, or to trouble someone persistently.
- What letters can be added to BELEAGUER?
- BELEAGUER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BELEAGUER:
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