BELEE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. BELEE 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BELEE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BELEE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BELEE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BELEE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BELEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 42,777.
Words starting with BELEE
3 longer words begin with BELEE.
Words ending in BELEE
1 words end in BELEE. Useful as a back hook: play BELEE onto a word already on the board.
Words with BELEE inside
1 words contain BELEE in the middle. Words that start with BELEE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BELEE
Common questions about BELEE
- Is BELEE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BELEE is not in it.
- How many points is BELEE worth?
- BELEE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BELEE?
- BELEE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BELEE:
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