BELLYFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BELLYFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BELLYFUL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BELLYFUL is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BELLYFUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bellyfulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BELLYFUL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BELLYFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BELLYFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BELLYFUL mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
More of something than one can stand, or as much food as the stomach holds.
Most often the word is used in the phrase to have had a bellyful of something, meaning that patience has run out. Its older sense is simply a full meal, which explains why it is built from belly and full.
How BELLYFUL is used
Informal, usually in the phrase had a bellyful.
- I have had a bellyful of their excuses.
- After the feast, he had a bellyful and wanted only sleep.
- The town got a bellyful of noise during the festival.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BELLYFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BELLYFUL
1 longer words begin with BELLYFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in BELLYFUL
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Common questions about BELLYFUL
- Is BELLYFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BELLYFUL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BELLYFUL worth?
- BELLYFUL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BELLYFUL mean?
- More of something than one can stand, or as much food as the stomach holds.
- What letters can be added to BELLYFUL?
- BELLYFUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BELLYFUL:
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