BEPAT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. BEPAT 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BEPAT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEPAT is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEPAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bepatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEPAT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BEPAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does BEPAT mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicrare
To pat repeatedly.
Bepat adds the old intensifying prefix be- to the plain verb pat, the same pattern that built bemoan from moan and bedazzle from dazzle. The prefix marks repetition or thoroughness rather than changing the basic action. Wordlists built for board games keep such be- verbs alive long after ordinary prose dropped them.
How BEPAT is used
Rare; met chiefly in word lists for board games rather than in ordinary prose.
- A nurse might bepat a fretful child to settle it.
- The word bepat joins the prefix be- to the plain verb pat.
- Old glossaries list bepat among be- verbs built the same way.
- One could bepat a horse's neck to calm it before a gate.
- Bepat never caught on the way bemoan and bewitch did.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEPAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEPAT
4 longer words begin with BEPAT.
Shorter words from the letters in BEPAT
Common questions about BEPAT
- Is BEPAT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEPAT is not in it.
- How many points is BEPAT worth?
- BEPAT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEPAT mean?
- To pat repeatedly.
- What letters can be added to BEPAT?
- BEPAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BEPAT:
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