Scrabble Word Finder

BESHADOW is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points

Yes. BESHADOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.

b3e1s1h4a1d2o1w4
PlayableBESHADOW · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept BESHADOW?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 45 / 100

45WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
2.13
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
5.38%

Our own measure of how useful BESHADOW is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BESHADOW

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

beshadows18

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BESHADOW scores

Scrabble b3e1s1h4a1d2o1w4 17
Words with Friends b4e1s1h3a1d2o1w4 17

Face value of the 8 tiles in BESHADOW, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
e112
s14
h12
a19
d14
o18
w12

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BESHADOW has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about BESHADOW

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of BESHADOW

bowheads17

The 8 tiles of BESHADOW in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with BESHADOW

beshadows18 beshadowed20 beshadowing21

3 longer words begin with BESHADOW.

Shorter words from the letters in BESHADOW

bowhead16 hawsed13 shadow13 shawed13 showed13 washed13 bashed12 bedash12 bowsed12 debosh12 boheas11 obeahs11 abodes9 adobes9 howbe13 dhows12 hawed12 showd12 bawds11 bowed11 hawse11 howes11 whose11 basho10 besaw10 bohea10 bowes10 bowse10 obeah10 saheb10 ashed9 deash9 deaws9 doseh9 dosha9 dowse9 hades9 heads9 hoaed9 hosed9

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Common questions about BESHADOW

Is BESHADOW valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESHADOW, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BESHADOW worth?
BESHADOW is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BESHADOW?
BESHADOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BESHADOW:

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