BESCREEN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BESCREEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BESCREEN?
| 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 BESCREEN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESCREEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bescreensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BESCREEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BESCREEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BESCREEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BESCREEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
literaryarchaic
To cover with a screen or hide as if behind one.
Bescreen is an intensified form of screen and suggests shelter or concealment, as when trees hide a house from the road. It is typical of older or poetic prose.
How BESCREEN is used
Bescreen is rare and mainly literary.
- Tall hedges bescreen the cottage from the lane.
- He tried to bescreen his plans from rivals.
- Dense reeds bescreen the lake shore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESCREEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BESCREEN
3 longer words begin with BESCREEN.
Shorter words from the letters in BESCREEN
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Common questions about BESCREEN
- Is BESCREEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESCREEN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESCREEN worth?
- BESCREEN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESCREEN mean?
- To cover with a screen or hide as if behind one.
- What letters can be added to BESCREEN?
- BESCREEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BESCREEN:
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