BESIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BESIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BESIDE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESIDE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
besidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BESIDE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BESIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,713.
What does BESIDE mean in Scrabble?
preposition
At the side of someone or something; next to it.
Beside tells where one thing stands in relation to another, as in a chair beside the window. It can also express comparison, as in a modest income beside his brother's fortune. The idiom beside oneself means overcome by strong feeling, usually anger or joy, and beside the point means not relevant. Keep it apart from besides, which means in addition.
How BESIDE is used
Do not confuse with besides; beside is about position or comparison.
- She sat beside her grandmother on the bench.
- The cottage stands beside a quiet river.
- He was beside himself with worry.
- My effort looks small beside yours.
- That remark is beside the point.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESIDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BESIDE
1 longer words begin with BESIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in BESIDE
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Common questions about BESIDE
- Is BESIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESIDE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESIDE worth?
- BESIDE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESIDE mean?
- At the side of someone or something; next to it.
- What letters can be added to BESIDE?
- BESIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BESIDE:
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