BESTAD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. BESTAD is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BESTAD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESTAD is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESTAD
No single letter turns BESTAD into another word.
How BESTAD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BESTAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
Anagrams of BESTAD
The 6 tiles of BESTAD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BESTAD
1 longer words begin with BESTAD.
Shorter words from the letters in BESTAD
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Common questions about BESTAD
- Is BESTAD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BESTAD is not in it.
- How many points is BESTAD worth?
- BESTAD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BESTAD?
- No single letter can be added to BESTAD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BESTAD:
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