BENEFICIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BENEFICIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BENEFICIAL?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENEFICIAL is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENEFICIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beneficialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BENEFICIAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BENEFICIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENEFICIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BENEFICIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Producing a good result; helpful or advantageous.
Doctors call a treatment beneficial when it helps more than it harms, and economists use the word for outcomes that favour everyone involved. In law, a beneficial owner is the person who enjoys the use of property even if someone else holds the title.
How BENEFICIAL is used
Often followed by the preposition to or for.
- Regular exercise is beneficial to your heart.
- The merger proved beneficial for both companies.
- She was the beneficial owner of the shares.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BENEFICIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BENEFICIAL
4 longer words begin with BENEFICIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in BENEFICIAL
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Common questions about BENEFICIAL
- Is BENEFICIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENEFICIAL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BENEFICIAL worth?
- BENEFICIAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BENEFICIAL mean?
- Producing a good result; helpful or advantageous.
- What letters can be added to BENEFICIAL?
- BENEFICIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BENEFICIAL:
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