BESNOW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BESNOW 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 BESNOW?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESNOW is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESNOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
besnowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BESNOW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BESNOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does BESNOW mean in Scrabble?
verb
poetic
To cover or sprinkle thickly with snow, or with something that looks like snow.
Formed with the old intensifying prefix be-, besnow turns snow into something done to a place: a field, a roof or a traveller is besnowed. It is rare and chiefly poetic, and it is nearly always met in the past participle. The figurative use covers anything that settles in white flakes, such as blossom or ash.
How BESNOW is used
Rare and poetic; the past participle besnowed is the usual form.
- The winter wind will besnow every road before morning.
- Poets love to besnow the hills with a few well-chosen words.
- Petals began to besnow the lawn beneath the cherry tree.
- He watched the storm besnow the silent village.
- It would take one night of cold to besnow the whole valley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESNOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BESNOW
The 6 tiles of BESNOW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BESNOW
3 longer words begin with BESNOW.
Shorter words from the letters in BESNOW
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Common questions about BESNOW
- Is BESNOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESNOW, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESNOW worth?
- BESNOW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESNOW mean?
- To cover or sprinkle thickly with snow, or with something that looks like snow.
- What letters can be added to BESNOW?
- BESNOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BESNOW:
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