BESIEGE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BESIEGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BESIEGE?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESIEGE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESIEGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BESIEGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BESIEGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 336,859.
What does BESIEGE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To surround a place with armed forces in order to force it to surrender, or to overwhelm someone with demands.
An army that sets out to besiege a castle cuts off supplies and waits for the defenders to give in. In modern use the verb has widened, so fans, reporters or creditors can besiege a person in much the same way.
How BESIEGE is used
Besiege is used in military history and figuratively in news and everyday writing, often in the passive.
- The enemy tried to besiege the fortress through the winter.
- Reporters gathered to besiege the actor outside the hotel.
- Letters began to besiege the editor after the article appeared.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESIEGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BESIEGE
6 longer words begin with BESIEGE.
Shorter words from the letters in BESIEGE
Common questions about BESIEGE
- Is BESIEGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESIEGE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESIEGE worth?
- BESIEGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESIEGE mean?
- To surround a place with armed forces in order to force it to surrender, or to overwhelm someone with demands.
- What letters can be added to BESIEGE?
- BESIEGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BESIEGE:
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