BENEDICT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BENEDICT 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 BENEDICT?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENEDICT is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENEDICT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
benedictsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BENEDICT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BENEDICT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENEDICT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BENEDICT mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A man who has recently married, especially one who long swore he would stay single.
The word comes from a character in a Shakespeare comedy who vowed never to wed. A benedict is therefore a bachelor turned husband, and the tone is often teasing.
How BENEDICT is used
Use benedict playfully in writing about weddings; it is a literary term and now uncommon in speech.
- The old bachelor was now a happy benedict.
- Friends toasted the new benedict at the reception.
- Once a confirmed bachelor, he surprised everyone by becoming a benedict.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BENEDICT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BENEDICT
9 longer words begin with BENEDICT.
Shorter words from the letters in BENEDICT
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Common questions about BENEDICT
- Is BENEDICT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENEDICT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BENEDICT worth?
- BENEDICT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BENEDICT mean?
- A man who has recently married, especially one who long swore he would stay single.
- What letters can be added to BENEDICT?
- BENEDICT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BENEDICT:
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