BERIBERI is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BERIBERI 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 BERIBERI?
| 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 BERIBERI is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BERIBERI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beriberisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BERIBERI scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BERIBERI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BERIBERI has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BERIBERI mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A disease caused by a lack of thiamine (vitamin B1) that inflames the nerves and can lead to heart failure.
Beriberi was common where people lived mainly on polished white rice, which has lost its vitamin-rich husk. Cases are now rare, though heavy drinking and poor diets can still cause it.
How BERIBERI is used
Beriberi appears in medical and nutritional history.
- Sailors on long voyages often suffered from beriberi.
- Polished rice diets led to beriberi in many regions.
- The doctor traced the numb limbs to beriberi.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BERIBERI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BERIBERI
1 longer words begin with BERIBERI.
Shorter words from the letters in BERIBERI
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Common questions about BERIBERI
- Is BERIBERI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BERIBERI, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BERIBERI worth?
- BERIBERI is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BERIBERI mean?
- A disease caused by a lack of thiamine (vitamin B1) that inflames the nerves and can lead to heart failure.
- What letters can be added to BERIBERI?
- BERIBERI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BERIBERI:
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