BESMEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BESMEAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BESMEAR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESMEAR is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESMEAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
besmearsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BESMEAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BESMEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What stands out about BESMEAR
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BESMEAR mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To smear or cover a surface with something sticky, greasy or dirty.
To besmear something is to spread a substance over it carelessly, so that it looks stained. The word can also describe harming a reputation by spreading dirt on it in a figurative sense.
How BESMEAR is used
Besmear is mainly a literary verb and tends to appear in descriptive or poetic passages.
- Children would besmear their faces with jam.
- The workers had to besmear the axle with grease.
- Do not besmear the clean window with your sticky hands.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESMEAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BESMEAR
The 7 tiles of BESMEAR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BESMEAR
5 longer words begin with BESMEAR.
Shorter words from the letters in BESMEAR
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Common questions about BESMEAR
- Is BESMEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESMEAR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESMEAR worth?
- BESMEAR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESMEAR mean?
- To smear or cover a surface with something sticky, greasy or dirty.
- What letters can be added to BESMEAR?
- BESMEAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BESMEAR:
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