BESETTER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BESETTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BESETTER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESETTER is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESETTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
besettersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BESETTER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BESETTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BESETTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BESETTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person or thing that attacks, surrounds or harasses from all sides.
A besetter is the one doing the besetting, such as an enemy that closes in or a worry that never leaves. The word is a literary agent noun that is rarely used today.
How BESETTER is used
Besetter is rare and appears mostly in older or formal writing.
- The besetter of the lonely traveller was a pack of wolves.
- Debt proved to be the constant besetter of his old age.
- She named doubt as her worst besetter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESETTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BESETTER
1 longer words begin with BESETTER.
Shorter words from the letters in BESETTER
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Common questions about BESETTER
- Is BESETTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESETTER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESETTER worth?
- BESETTER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESETTER mean?
- A person or thing that attacks, surrounds or harasses from all sides.
- What letters can be added to BESETTER?
- BESETTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BESETTER:
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