BEREAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BEREAVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEREAVE?
| 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: 67 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEREAVE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEREAVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEREAVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BEREAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 336,859.
What does BEREAVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To take away something valued from a person, especially by death.
Bereave is nearly always met in the participle bereaved, describing people who have lost a family member. In older writing it could mean any cruel stripping away, as in being bereft of hope.
How BEREAVE is used
Used in formal or literary writing, mostly for loss through death.
- The accident did bereave the family of their only son.
- Illness may bereave a person of strength and sight.
- War can bereave whole villages within a single season.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEREAVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEREAVE
7 longer words begin with BEREAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in BEREAVE
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Common questions about BEREAVE
- Is BEREAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEREAVE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEREAVE worth?
- BEREAVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEREAVE mean?
- To take away something valued from a person, especially by death.
- What letters can be added to BEREAVE?
- BEREAVE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BEREAVE:
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