BELIEVES is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BELIEVES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BELIEVES?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BELIEVES is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BELIEVES
No single letter turns BELIEVES into another word.
How BELIEVES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BELIEVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BELIEVES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BELIEVES mean in Scrabble?
BELIEVES is the present-tense form of BELIEVE used with he, she and it.
BELIEVE(verb) — To accept something as true or to trust that a person is telling the truth.
Shorter words from the letters in BELIEVES
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Common questions about BELIEVES
- Is BELIEVES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BELIEVES, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BELIEVES worth?
- BELIEVES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BELIEVES?
- No single letter can be added to BELIEVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BELIEVES:
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