BESLAVES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. BESLAVES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BESLAVES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESLAVES is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESLAVES
No single letter turns BESLAVES into another word.
How BESLAVES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BESLAVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BESLAVES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BESLAVES mean in Scrabble?
BESLAVES is the present-tense form of BESLAVE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in BESLAVES
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Common questions about BESLAVES
- Is BESLAVES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BESLAVES is not in it.
- How many points is BESLAVES worth?
- BESLAVES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BESLAVES?
- No single letter can be added to BESLAVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BESLAVES:
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