BELITTLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BELITTLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BELITTLE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BELITTLE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BELITTLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BELITTLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BELITTLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BELITTLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BELITTLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To speak of someone or something as unimportant or of little worth.
When you belittle a person, you make their efforts or ideas seem small, often in front of others. It is more than simple criticism, because the aim is to lower their standing.
How BELITTLE is used
You belittle a person, an achievement or an idea, and the verb usually implies unkind intent.
- A good teacher never tries to belittle a struggling student.
- He would belittle her success whenever the family gathered.
- Do not belittle the effort it took to finish the course.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BELITTLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BELITTLE
6 longer words begin with BELITTLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BELITTLE
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Common questions about BELITTLE
- Is BELITTLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BELITTLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BELITTLE worth?
- BELITTLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BELITTLE mean?
- To speak of someone or something as unimportant or of little worth.
- What letters can be added to BELITTLE?
- BELITTLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BELITTLE:
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