BESOOTHE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BESOOTHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BESOOTHE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESOOTHE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESOOTHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BESOOTHE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BESOOTHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BESOOTHE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BESOOTHE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To calm or comfort someone thoroughly.
This is an old poetic intensifier of a simple verb. Besoothe is hardly ever used in modern prose, so it mainly interests readers of verse and players of word games.
How BESOOTHE is used
Besoothe belongs to archaic or poetic writing.
- Soft music seemed to besoothe the restless child.
- The nurse tried to besoothe the frightened patient.
- Evening rain can besoothe a troubled mind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESOOTHE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BESOOTHE
2 longer words begin with BESOOTHE.
Shorter words from the letters in BESOOTHE
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Common questions about BESOOTHE
- Is BESOOTHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESOOTHE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESOOTHE worth?
- BESOOTHE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESOOTHE mean?
- To calm or comfort someone thoroughly.
- What letters can be added to BESOOTHE?
- BESOOTHE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BESOOTHE:
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