BESMILE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BESMILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BESMILE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESMILE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESMILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BESMILE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BESMILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421,074.
What does BESMILE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To smile at or smile on someone, or to show them a smile.
To besmile a person is to turn a smile upon them, often as a sign of favour. The verb is a poetic coinage and is hard to find in modern prose.
How BESMILE is used
Besmile is a rare poetic verb that takes a person as its object.
- The queen would besmile each guest at the door.
- Fortune seemed to besmile the young sailor.
- She chose to besmile the stranger rather than frown.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESMILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BESMILE
The 7 tiles of BESMILE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BESMILE
2 longer words begin with BESMILE.
Shorter words from the letters in BESMILE
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Common questions about BESMILE
- Is BESMILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESMILE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESMILE worth?
- BESMILE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESMILE mean?
- To smile at or smile on someone, or to show them a smile.
- What letters can be added to BESMILE?
- BESMILE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BESMILE:
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