BESMIRCH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BESMIRCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BESMIRCH?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESMIRCH is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESMIRCH
No single letter turns BESMIRCH into another word.
How BESMIRCH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BESMIRCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BESMIRCH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BESMIRCH
- All 8 letters of BESMIRCH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BESMIRCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something dirty, or to damage someone's reputation.
Besmirch started with soiling a surface and now mostly describes tarnishing a name or honour. It often suggests the harm was done unfairly or with malice.
How BESMIRCH is used
Used in news and formal writing about reputation.
- The scandal could besmirch his good name.
- Mud began to besmirch the white dress.
- They tried to besmirch her honesty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESMIRCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BESMIRCH
3 longer words begin with BESMIRCH.
Shorter words from the letters in BESMIRCH
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Common questions about BESMIRCH
- Is BESMIRCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESMIRCH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESMIRCH worth?
- BESMIRCH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESMIRCH mean?
- To make something dirty, or to damage someone's reputation.
- What letters can be added to BESMIRCH?
- No single letter can be added to BESMIRCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BESMIRCH:
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