BESCORCH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BESCORCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BESCORCH?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESCORCH is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESCORCH
No single letter turns BESCORCH into another word.
How BESCORCH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BESCORCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BESCORCH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BESCORCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicliterary
To scorch thoroughly or badly.
The be- prefix adds a sense of completeness, so bescorch means more than a light singe. It is found in old and dramatic writing about fire and sun.
How BESCORCH is used
Rare; found in literary or dramatic writing about fire.
- The desert sun would bescorch the traveller's skin.
- Flames threatened to bescorch the old tapestry.
- Do not bescorch the linen with a hot iron.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESCORCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BESCORCH
3 longer words begin with BESCORCH.
Shorter words from the letters in BESCORCH
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Common questions about BESCORCH
- Is BESCORCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESCORCH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESCORCH worth?
- BESCORCH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESCORCH mean?
- To scorch thoroughly or badly.
- What letters can be added to BESCORCH?
- No single letter can be added to BESCORCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BESCORCH:
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