BEMUD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. BEMUD 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BEMUD?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEMUD is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEMUD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bemudsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEMUD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BEMUD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does BEMUD mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To spatter or cover something with mud.
Bemud belongs to a family of old be- verbs that turn a plain noun into an action of covering, so a rider on muddy roads might bemud his boots and cloak within minutes. The word has faded from ordinary use, replaced today by phrases such as splash with mud or get muddy, but it remains a valid Scrabble entry from earlier English.
How BEMUD is used
Archaic; rarely used outside of historical fiction or antiquarian writing.
- The wagon wheels would bemud any traveller walking behind them.
- Rain and hooves soon bemud the narrow village lane.
- His coat was bemud from falling off the horse in the ditch.
- The old diary complains that the flood did bemud the whole cellar.
- Children came home sure to bemud the kitchen floor after play.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEMUD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEMUD
7 longer words begin with BEMUD.
Shorter words from the letters in BEMUD
Common questions about BEMUD
- Is BEMUD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEMUD is not in it.
- How many points is BEMUD worth?
- BEMUD is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEMUD mean?
- To spatter or cover something with mud.
- What letters can be added to BEMUD?
- BEMUD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BEMUD:
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