BESIEGEMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points

It depends on the list you play by. BESIEGEMENT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept BESIEGEMENT?

Word power: 34 / 100

Our own measure of how useful BESIEGEMENT is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BESIEGEMENT

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

How BESIEGEMENT scores

Face value of the 11 tiles in BESIEGEMENT, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about BESIEGEMENT

• The letter E appears four times in BESIEGEMENT.

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

Words starting with BESIEGEMENT

1 longer words begin with BESIEGEMENT.

Shorter words from the letters in BESIEGEMENT

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Common questions about BESIEGEMENT

Is BESIEGEMENT valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESIEGEMENT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is BESIEGEMENT worth?

BESIEGEMENT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BESIEGEMENT?

BESIEGEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.