BESMUT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BESMUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BESMUT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESMUT is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESMUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
besmutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BESMUT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BESMUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does BESMUT mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To blacken or stain something with soot, smoke or grime.
Besmut comes from smut, the old word for a flake of soot or a black smear, with the prefix be- meaning "all over". In practice it describes faces, linen or walls that have been marked by coal smoke or burnt matter. Writers also use it figuratively when they want to say that a name or a reputation has been darkened by scandal.
How BESMUT is used
Mostly literary or figurative; the plain verb dirty is far commoner.
- The chimney fire threatened to besmut the freshly washed curtains.
- He did not want to besmut his hands on the old stove.
- Rumours were enough to besmut the clerk's honest name.
- Smoke from the engine began to besmut every white sleeve on the platform.
- The painter let the lamp besmut the ceiling above his table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESMUT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BESMUT
7 longer words begin with BESMUT.
Shorter words from the letters in BESMUT
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Common questions about BESMUT
- Is BESMUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESMUT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESMUT worth?
- BESMUT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESMUT mean?
- To blacken or stain something with soot, smoke or grime.
- What letters can be added to BESMUT?
- BESMUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BESMUT:
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