BESOT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BESOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BESOT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESOT is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
besotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BESOT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BESOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What stands out about BESOT
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BESOT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make foolish, dull, or infatuated, especially through drink or infatuation with someone.
Besot survives today almost entirely in its past participle, besotted, describing someone so infatuated or so dulled by drink that clear thinking becomes impossible. The verb once described the effect of alcohol specifically, stupefying a drinker into a fuddled state, and only later widened to cover the similar fog produced by romantic infatuation. Unlike a plain word such as confuse, besot always implies that the person affected has lost ordinary judgement, not just clarity of thought.
How BESOT is used
Almost always met as besotted, describing someone hopelessly infatuated or dulled by drink, rather than as the plain verb besot.
- Wine had besotted the old sailor long before the party ended.
- He was completely besotted with his new neighbour.
- The letters show how thoroughly the young poet had been besotted by her.
- Years of drink had besotted his once-sharp mind.
- Friends worried that infatuation had besotted her judgement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BESOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BESOT
The 5 tiles of BESOT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BESOT
6 longer words begin with BESOT.
Shorter words from the letters in BESOT
Common questions about BESOT
- Is BESOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BESOT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BESOT worth?
- BESOT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BESOT mean?
- To make foolish, dull, or infatuated, especially through drink or infatuation with someone.
- What letters can be added to BESOT?
- BESOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BESOT:
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